![]() This is a no-gimmick, no referral service. Putting that into perspective, Dropbox gives you just 2GB and Apple’s iCloud and Box offers 5GB. Not only is it completely free, everyone with an email address can immediately receive 50 GB(!) of storage free of charge. ![]() More than 1 million users registered for it within the first 24 hours. Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom ( yes, that’s his real name) released a brand new online storage and sharing service last week called Mega, and it has been a huge success. Leave me any comments regarding this controversial issue. The Next Web: Mega now hosting nearly 50 million files but just 0.001% infringe copyright, Kim Dotcom claims Here are some articles discussing this issue if you are interested:įorbes: Is Kim Dotcom’s MEGA just for Pirates, Or do we all need a privacy company? Don’t participate in sharing anything that would promote piracy, but instead share files that you create to colleagues that could also benefit from them. In conclusion to this disclaimer, upload files that you want to back up, but perhaps don’t let this be your only backup. Mega says they are working on something like this. Update a file on one computer, and your file will automatically be updated on all PCs the next time you open it. You can not set up a local folder on each PC that you own on Mega. In terms of the actual service, the features of Dropbox are still much better. Do the original authors of these files get any credit or even recognition? Borrowing a CD from the library and ripping it to your PC, is that ok? As for teachers, so many files are now shared with each other everyday. In terms of piracy, there is a fine line of what should or should not be shared. Only time will tell whether this service will become a mainstay like Dropbox and Skydrive. ![]() I should have explained that while I truly appreciate the generous storage space of 50GB, I do not in any way condone any of his behavior in the past. I have received some comments regarding the negative history of Mr. Updated disclaimer: (I should have spoken to this in the original post) ![]()
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