Created Sun 25th Jan 2009 6:08pm PST by

cheesenips Level 16, Oracle (H$715,606)

Will a product named GDrive be made available by Google by the end of 2009?

Settled as No

Background: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jan/25/google-drive-gdrive-internet

The long-rumoured GDrive is expected to be launched this year. It is seen as a paradigm shift away from Microsoft's Windows operating system, which runs inside most of the world's computers, in favour of "cloud computing", where the processing and storage is done thousands of miles away in remote data centres.

Editor's clarification: If Google release an online storage product by another name then this product will settle as a no (assuming they don't release any other products called GDrive in 2009).

Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.

Forecast history %

Yes

99%

Settled as No on Mon 4th Jan 2:49am PST

Activity: H$108,553
Predictions: 153
Comments: 7

Suspend date: Thu 31st Dec 2009 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Mon 4th Jan 2:49am PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Thu 31st Dec 2009 11:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 50%

Action history:

Created Sun 25th Jan 2009 6:08pm PST by

cheesenips Level 16, Oracle (H$715,606)

Changed Description Mon 26th Jan 2009 7:26pm PST by

nigeleccles [Admin]

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... /google-drive-gdrive-internet</a~~> <~~><br/> <br/> The long-rumoured ... away in remote data centres..<br/> <br/> Editor's clarification: If Google release an online storage product by another name then this product will settle as a no (assuming they don't release any other products called GDrive in 2009).

Suspended Thu 31st Dec 2009 11:59pm PST : Suspend date reached

Settlement requested Sat 2nd Jan 2:48pm PST by

spyder Level 16, Oracle (H$551,785)

: No such product available in 2009.
Settle as No.
Thanks!

Settled as 'No' Mon 4th Jan 2:49am PST by

nigeleccles [Admin]

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Predictions (153)

10 weeks ago

cheesenips Level 16, Oracle (H$715,606)

predicted No (H$10,000 at 98%)

10 weeks ago

triclavian Level 3, Apprentice (H$1,133)

predicted No (H$856 at 97%)

11 weeks ago

zargonddg Level 15, Seer (H$292,926)

predicted No (H$10,000 at 97%)

12 weeks ago

cheesenips Level 16, Oracle (H$715,606)

predicted No (H$1,000 at 94%)

12 weeks ago

cheesenips Level 16, Oracle (H$715,606)

predicted No (H$5,000 at 93%)

Comments (7)

misterbojangles

oh cool, they are bringing back dumb terminals.

posted 1 year ago

chatarra Level 16, Oracle (H$856,420)

I haven't heard of Dumb Terminals since I used to repair Wyse monitors. Yikes. . . .

posted 1 year ago

vtotter4 Level 14, Prophet (H$205,002)

does the product need to be released under the name "GDrive" for this to settle as yes?

posted 1 year ago

iknowwhatismyname Level 15, Seer (H$445,800)

vtotter4 : i've already flag for review on this one.

For me : YES.

posted 1 year ago

nigeleccles [Admin]

I've added the clarification:

Editor's clarification: If Google release an online storage product by another name then this product will settle as a no (assuming they don't release any other products called GDrive in 2009).

posted 1 year ago

iknowwhatismyname Level 15, Seer (H$445,800)

If they release an online storage service not named "GDrive", do we have to wait until 1st Jan 2010 to settle? (waiting until we see that they don't release another service called "GDrive")

posted 1 year ago

tomrcraver Level 12, Guru (H$41,552)

A thin hint that GDrive may be coming...

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-10292898-248.html

posted 30 weeks ago

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