Re:Backup and Sync from Google available soon
by izacus on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @03:40PM
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Again, no Linux version.
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Re:Backup and Sync from Google available soon
by puzzle on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @03:45PM
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The Linux version (or, rather, "a Linux version") of the Drive app, first announced five years ago, has been Google's internal Duke Nukem Forever.
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/3z0yft/why_does_goog...
Re:Backup and Sync from Google available soon
by fugusaurus on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @03:47PM
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5 years plus and counting. They just don't care.
Re:Backup and Sync from Google available soon
by nextweek2 on Thursday June 15, 2017 @08:03AM
(#14559554)
The Linux desktop market share clearly isn't large enough to devote resources to. But you can take comfort in the fact that that creates space for 3rd parties:
Re:Backup and Sync from Google available soon
by bad_user on Thursday June 15, 2017 @08:27AM
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Right, because when it comes to your data, giving access to yet another third-party, this time from Singapore, is always a good idea.
> The Linux desktop market share clearly isn't large enough to devote resources to
Dropbox has a Linux client. I personally couldn't give a damn about Google's motivation. By not releasing a Linux client, it means they don't care about me as their customer.