Is Google Drive launching in April?

Already in early April of this year, Google can officially launch its "cloud" service for storing user data Google Drive (GDrive). It is reported by GigaOM , citing "well-informed sources."

According to the data available to GigaOM, “cloud storage” will offer users 1 gigabyte of disk space for free (market leader Dropbox offers 2 gigabytes), for a fee the amount of available cloud space can be increased. And also release a client application to manage the downloaded data. The GDrive interface will look like the interface of the “cloud” office suite Google Docs.

The service, conventionally called GDrive, will receive a separate domain. It will be available through the client program and the web interface. According to the source, Google also developed an API so that not only users, but also third-party applications could upload data to the service.
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Rumors that Google plans to launch its “virtual flash drive” appeared in 2006, but since then almost nothing has been heard about it. In February 2012, The Wall Street Journal reported that GDrive is almost ready, and for most users it will be free.

Google remains one of the last major Internet companies, which does not have its own specialized file storage. The main rivals of the IT giant have long been working in the "cloud" market: Microsoft owns SkyDrive, Amazon has Cloud Drive, and Apple has iCloud. Such independent services as FilesAnywhere and Dropbox toughen the competition.

[via businessinsider.com ]