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Big players aren't interested in anything that reduces lock-in. Seamless integration is one of the keypoints they have to get you to use their services.

Obligatory presentation by Bruce Schneier on the online feudalism: http://www.infoq.com/presentations/cloud-security

I found Box to be the opposite of this. While I obviously can't speak on their behalf, and I was discussing the issue with their developer relations people (not senior executives), they said they didn't see a problem with this idea.

exactly...it is unlikely they would be interested in data storage being treated as the commodity it is.

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