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In related news, Dropbox employees were surprised to find that the new building's locks could be opened with any key and that despite the landlord's Terms of Service, janitors and other building staff can in fact open and view private containers and documents belonging to employees.
Some popular requests:
- sync folders outside of the My/Dropbox folder
- read/write permissions for shared files/folders
- remote destroy/purge if laptop is stolen
- streaming audio/video
- windows mobile support
- reseller/branding program
- internationalization
... and much more.
To all those wondering about 400+ new hires, you can view and vote on the proposed featureset at dropbox.com/votebox. Some popular requests: - sync folders outside of the My/Dropbox folder - read/write permissions for shared files/folders - remote destroy/purge if laptop is stolen - streaming audio/video - windows mobile support - reseller/branding program - internationalization ... and much more.
To all those wondering about 400+ new hires, you can view and vote on the proposed featureset at dropbox.com/votebox. Some popular requests: - sync folders outside of the My/Dropbox folder - read/write permissions for shared files/folders - remote destroy/purge if laptop is stolen - streaming audio/video - windows mobile support - reseller/branding program - internationalization ... and much more.
Only feature I give a crap about personally is blocking extensions I don't want to be caught. I like my vim to create the files it needs while editing, and I kinda like them in folder, but I don't want dropbox syncing and unsyncing them.
Maybe I'm just an ignorant not-involved-in-a-startup person, but what is Dropbox doing with these 400+ employees? To me Dropbox seems like it's a pretty simply and mature product feature-wise. Have they announced that they're expanding into other products? I just hope they won't bloat Dropbox the way that some of these one-main-feature softwares were inflated in the past (ICQ, etc). edit: I guess what got me thinking…
While their current product is mature, they have a long way to go in adoption (though it may not seem that way on HN)
To all those wondering about 400+ new hires, you can view and vote on the proposed featureset at dropbox.com/votebox. Some popular requests: - sync folders outside of the My/Dropbox folder - read/write permissions for shared files/folders - remote destroy/purge if laptop is stolen - streaming audio/video - windows mobile support - reseller/branding program - internationalization ... and much more.
Yeah, there's is a lot more that Dropbox can do with sharing, and it really expands the usage past the "backup my stuff in the cloud" core, without necessarily entering feature-itis territory.
The real issue that concerns people is that 65 is a small company, 400 is a medium company, and not every tech outfit has successfully managed that kind of transition. It's the kind of size where technical management starts mattering as much as technical ability - and good technical management is notoriously hard to hire for.
I do wish Dropbox all the best though, I love their service.
To all those wondering about 400+ new hires, you can view and vote on the proposed featureset at dropbox.com/votebox. Some popular requests: - sync folders outside of the My/Dropbox folder - read/write permissions for shared files/folders - remote destroy/purge if laptop is stolen - streaming audio/video - windows mobile support - reseller/branding program - internationalization ... and much more.
Why does Dropbox need 400 employees!? Really high headcounts are the guaranteed path to eventual mediocrity. Why do almost no companies see this and prevent it?
Great to hear. I'm glad to know Dropbox is here to stay. Just remember to keep the service simple. Don't fall into the feature pit!
I know that they have taken some heat for security issues of late, but, frankly, I love this company and their product and I am happy to see them doing well. The magic of Dropbox is that it strikes just the right balance between simplicity and power. When my mother deleted a book that she had been writing for almost a year (and its backup), I was able to show her how to retrieve deleted documents from Dropbox. It was…
Reworded for the downvotes: Don't punish users because most may not even be aware of the lack of security in Dropbox by not using client-side encryption. If it's too difficult to explain, then it's time to go back and address your implementation of the product. Security through simple ignorance of a known deficiency is just disappointing. Maybe it only affects 1 out of 10 users who trust the safety of their stored password lists or similar documents, but businesses hopefully are more demanding.
And just a note...I do like Dropbox and use it everyday(for non-sensitive files).