HTC & Dropbox bring free 5GB extra storage to 'all' Android mobiles

Hopefully we're going to see more deals like this, but PLEASE manufacturers, don't make these apps un-uninstalable (like google did with Twitter.. I don't use twitter)

Re: HTC & Dropbox bring free 5GB extra storage to 'all' Android mobiles

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Post by ZeroGravitas » Tue, Oct 25, 2011, 8:52 AM UTC

zrgiu_ wrote: post #4

Smart move for both Dropbox and HTC. Everybody wins, and the users get the most out of this. Hopefully we're going to see more deals like this, but PLEASE manufacturers, don't make these apps un-uninstalable (like google did with Twitter.. I don't use twitter)

Apparently ICS makes all apps uninstallable. I'm sure American carries will find some way to muck it up though.

Re: HTC & Dropbox bring free 5GB extra storage to 'all' Android mobiles

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Post by zrgiu_ » Tue, Oct 25, 2011, 8:54 AM UTC

ZeroGravitas wrote: post #5

zrgiu_ wrote: post #4

Smart move for both Dropbox and HTC. Everybody wins, and the users get the most out of this. Hopefully we're going to see more deals like this, but PLEASE manufacturers, don't make these apps un-uninstalable (like google did with Twitter.. I don't use twitter)

Apparently ICS makes all apps uninstallable. I'm sure American carries will find some way to muck it up though.

Nah, ICS allows you to disable any application, not uninstall it. It's basically in a state which just uses storage space, which is still a good thing. But who's to say that manufacturers won't modify ICS and disable 'certain features' ?

Re: HTC & Dropbox bring free 5GB extra storage to 'all' Android mobiles

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Post by charlesdm » Tue, Oct 25, 2011, 9:05 AM UTC

How can you activate this?

Re: HTC & Dropbox bring free 5GB extra storage to 'all' Android mobiles

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Post by k1ngofpancakes » Tue, Oct 25, 2011, 9:42 AM UTC

Of course this would happen as soon as I migrate over to Spideroak.

It is an excellent selling feature all the same, and applying it to all devices is the sort of thing that builds tremendous brand loyalty.

Re: HTC & Dropbox bring free 5GB extra storage to 'all' Android mobiles

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Post by lwhi » Tue, Oct 25, 2011, 9:49 AM UTC

Relying on HTC's Twitter feed for information isn't the most reliable way of gaining information about the company. For a long time I thought I'd be getting an official update to my OS (HTC Desire to Gingerbread), specifically because HTC said I would via Twitter .. needless to say, I didn't.

This seems pretty much like speculation to me.

Re: HTC & Dropbox bring free 5GB extra storage to 'all' Android mobiles

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Post by rb2k_ » Tue, Oct 25, 2011, 10:11 AM UTC

lwhi wrote: post #9

Relying on HTC's Twitter feed for information isn't the most reliable way of gaining information about the company. For a long time I thought I'd be getting an official update to my OS (HTC Desire to Gingerbread), specifically because HTC said I would via Twitter .. needless to say, I didn't. This seems pretty much like speculation to me.

Yeah, for THAT information you have to go to their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=225607660802056

sigh