Cloud storage provider Box.net, whose claim to fame was offering 50GB of lifetime storage to owners of HP’s failed TouchPad even after the fire sale has expanded its offering to include Sony Ericsson’s Xperia line and LG Android models.
All the offer requires is that owners of  LG Android devices sign up directly from the smartphone from today until March 31st 2012 through the new Android app in order to take advantage of the free 50GB lifetime storage offer. Sony Ericsson Xperia owners will receive the same promotion in the future, with both companies still working out the details of their own lifetime storage promotion.
The cloud storage provider has garnered the most attention for offering a similar promotion on Apple’s iOS family of devices, coinciding with the launch of Apple’s rival iCloud service.
Box.net not only offers cloud storage, but the service also offers real-time collaborative editing through the service with version control and other enterprise features such as offline access, remote access/download and bulk upload support.
This is a great idea but I got the same deal for my iPhone and it quickly became apparent that Box.net is too restrictive and oriented for businesses and paying customers. Want to fill up that 50GB? (Or anything close) Try doing that with their upload limits.
Unless you’re planning on slowly building up your account over years dropbox is a much better solution for consumers. This 50GB business is just a stunt.
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