http://mathewingram.disqus.com/enTue, 01 Apr 2008 14:23:03 -0000http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/31/google-why-not-make-the-cloud-free/#comment-290097Hey thanks, Antje. Controversy does definitely sell :-)<br><br>Can you send me the Web Guild email?<br><br><br>On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 2:14 PM, DisqusmathewiTue, 01 Apr 2008 14:23:03 -0000http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/31/google-why-not-make-the-cloud-free/#comment-290061D***t Mathew I have to disagree with you!! j/k<br><br>It's just all about page views/ viewers/ readers. Controversy sells. Agreement is la de da and life goes on (boring). Lives are boring enough if everyone agrees. <br><br>You were quoted in the Silion Valley Web Guild email blast yesterday by the way.antje wilschTue, 01 Apr 2008 14:13:52 -0000http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/31/google-why-not-make-the-cloud-free/#comment-288581I could almost see it working for google - they always at least indirectly benefit from having more content on the web. But still, this is potentially a big whammo on their servers and they already can't keep up with demand (see the hours long delay on google analytics) and with their google ad manager coming up for the masses, I wonder if they really want to tack on a new revenueless cpu sink.felixTue, 01 Apr 2008 08:54:15 -0000http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/31/google-why-not-make-the-cloud-free/#comment-288516The interesting thing is how can Google make a freemium cloud play against Amazon. In order to do it they would need a different approach, I believe folks like Steve Yegge have left us some clues :<br><a href="http://www.folknology.com/blogs/default/2008/04/01/1207046700000.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.folknology.com/blogs/default/2008/04...</a><br><br>regards<br>AlFolknologyTue, 01 Apr 2008 08:30:43 -0000http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/31/google-why-not-make-the-cloud-free/#comment-288473Actually, Shelley, I'm totally serious.mathewiTue, 01 Apr 2008 08:17:19 -0000http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/31/google-why-not-make-the-cloud-free/#comment-287946April fool!<br><br>Good one. Almost had me going.ShelleyTue, 01 Apr 2008 00:30:20 -0000http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/31/google-why-not-make-the-cloud-free/#comment-287911I suppose there would have to be file-size restrictions and usage<br>restrictions, just like they have with Google Documents and Gmail, but<br>I don't see why they couldn't do it. Most people don't use all their<br>Gmail storage, so it costs them very little to offer it.<br><br><br>On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 12:06 AM, DisqusmathewiTue, 01 Apr 2008 00:10:02 -0000http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/31/google-why-not-make-the-cloud-free/#comment-287897I don't know how they could do this, if they offered that much space to everyone for free, I don't think even all their servers could handle the demand.andersondb8Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:05:21 -0000http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/31/google-why-not-make-the-cloud-free/#comment-287881Thanks, Matt -- glad you're enjoying it.mathewiMon, 31 Mar 2008 23:59:04 -0000http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/31/google-why-not-make-the-cloud-free/#comment-287879Mathew - Loving the blog. I didn't even know you had it. Always enjoyed reading your stuff in the Globe, so it's nice to find this.MattMon, 31 Mar 2008 23:56:50 -0000