Yandex Expands to Storage

April 13, 2012

Yandex is getting frisky or ??????.

Yandex, the leading Russian search engine responsible for 63 percent of search traffic in Russia in, has launched a beta version of a free service that allows users to store their files online, according to the Taume.com article “Yandex Launches Free Storage Service.”

The service, known as Yandex.Disk, allows web users to access their stored files from any internet-enabled device and upload up to 10 GB of files in any format be it documents, photos, music, or videos. Yandex.Disk also automatically saves all attachments to the emails in their Yandex.Mail account which has additional storage space for this purpose.

The article states:

“Yandex.Disk supports synchronization between multiple devices, for example, a text file saved on a home computer can be opened and edited on a laptop at work. Yandex.Disk is accessible via a web interface, as well as via Windows or Mac OS GUI client. Owners of iOS- or Android-based smartphones can also use the service via the Yandex.Mail app.”

Could this be the beginning of a tech Cold War? If Yandex continues integrating its products outside the U.S. and becomes the default search engine for Google rivals such as Apple the American search giant may have finally met its match. What happens if Yandex gets the idea of Amazonizing itself?

Jasmine Ashton, April 13, 2012

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