Dropbox combines online storage, sharing, synching, and revision histories. Sweet!

DropboxXDrive, SkyDrive, Box.net, the recently updated FolderShare, SyncToy. Combine ‘em all and what do you get? A bunch of storage and synchronization tools. Add another one to the growing list: Dropbox. I just read about it over at GigaOm and it sounds like it takes the best attributes from many of these tools, combines them into one single product and even adds new useful features. It likely won’t be free once it comes out of beta, but if it works well, I don’t think folks will mind paying for storage.Like FolderShare, Dropbox works on both Windows and Mac platforms, which is a huge plus over other platform-specific solutions. The application integrates with Explorer / Finder, so there’s no application switching to waste your time. Two key features: revision histories and backups of your files are kept in case you wipe something out locally and you can share files through a web URL with your friends. It’s like adding TimeMachine or Shadow Copy to an online storage and file synchronization tool. Check it in this screencast and see if this sounds like it’s going to be useful to mobile device owners. I think so and I just signed up for a beta invite.

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