Amazon: Who needs to save files on your computer?

Storage service and playing music files from Amazon's cloud clearly indicates: the era in which we store files on the computer battle to an end


Who needs a hard drive when an Internet service?
Usually, if you want to know in advance the innovative trends in the digital world, you should throw a glance at the two industries has always ahead of their time: music and porn. Because the porn did not write this column, at least not present, we are left with music. If we look at this popular industry events, we reach one conclusion is clear: The era in which we store files on the computer battle to an end. Instead, we keep all Web servers, known in the jargon Ahbernz 'non-cloud. The move makes the assumption that he, like many cases, a small step in a continuous process: Amazon, the world's largest digital retailer, said last week the launch of a new service Amazon Cloud Player, which allows any user to keep music files on the permit, instead of the computer. What is the benefit of it? If your songs are online, you can listen to them even when you're not at your computer, as long as you have Internet access. You can do it from any PC, any mobile phone browser for this adapted Streaming, music streaming service via the Internet, is nothing new. The world already has quite a few services that offer this, headed by American Pandora, offering customized music by the taste of each user, Ucapottifei (Spotify) European. Loose Change - big these services is that users use the service exists in specific songs. Amazon's service, they can upload their songs also network acquired, whether through the network or store bought CDs. Amazon's move was considered a breakthrough because it lets you use the music library, which was acquired mostly paid one - time, anywhere, without paying a subscription fee, as for example required users Asapottifei. This step sets up the Amazon two enemies. The first enemy is Apple. Apple's iTunes store brought about the great revolution in the field, allowing users to easily purchase individual songs without having the disk. ITunes software is also one of popular music and sound organization. But iTunes only lets do it on your computer, or sync the iPhone with cable. Amazon has its own music store, and service as Cloud Flair produces a relative advantage. Rumors are that Apple, as well as Google, will launch similar music services soon, but you can not get from Amazon the fact that she was ahead of Apple this time. The second enemy is the record companies, due to copyright issue. Sony, for example, has announced the new service is not compatible with the licenses granted Amazon for use in songs. Since the days of Napster, record companies are conducting a stubborn battle with digital music services. Amazon can get hurt, if battle unfolds between about record companies, but is also big enough to serve as a catalyst for further change in favor of consumers. Amazon's service set to music, but in fact it also can upload files to a different kind. Ultimately, the direction is clear: more and more files will be stored online instead of on the computer, that access will be possible from anywhere. The only thing we need is a connection to the network from anywhere.