BitTorrent Sync Is A Dropbox Killer, Or Maybe Much More Than That
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Re: BitTorrent Sync Is A Dropbox Killer, Or Maybe Much More Than That
#2How does this article share both of these statements?:
"BitTorrent Sync Is A Dropbox Killer, Or Maybe Much More Than That"
"Maybe Sync is not an out-and-out DropBox killer, but it does look likely to broaden the scope of what we understand by file storage and change what customers expect from file storage services"
So is it, or isn't it?
Praise to the BitTorrent folks in any event. I've been using Sync for a few weeks now and I've been pleased with its performance thus far. I'm debating whether I want to shut off Dropbox, but Dropbox still has several great features, versioning in particular.
Re: BitTorrent Sync Is A Dropbox Killer, Or Maybe Much More Than That
#3I wish they made this available as a backend for applications for state syncing. (Both mobile & desktop)
I always have desktop running somewhere that can be doing the more intensive backend processing.
Re: BitTorrent Sync Is A Dropbox Killer, Or Maybe Much More Than That
#4How does this article share both of these statements?: "BitTorrent Sync Is A Dropbox Killer, Or Maybe Much More Than That" "Maybe Sync is not an out-and-out DropBox killer, but it does look likely to broaden the scope of what we understand by file storage and change what customers expect from file storage services" So is it, or isn't it? Praise to the BitTorrent folks in any event. I've been using Sync for a few week…
The article's author cleverly avoids the shame of Betteridge's Law by simply leaving off the question mark, but alas the result is the same. And in that you find your answer.
Re: BitTorrent Sync Is A Dropbox Killer, Or Maybe Much More Than That
#5I'd say it could be troubling for dropbox. It's probably game over for https://aerofs.com though unless AeroFS drastically changes/pivots.
For dropbox, they do have some advantages. Bittorrent brings up thoughts of piracy. Dropbox doesn't have that reputation and would be much more acceptable in corporate environments. Additionally, Dropbox has integration with a lot of apps and I don't see that happening with BT Sync anytime soon. Web access to your files, versioning, etc.
Advantages of BTSync? Free. No limits. Files not stored on 3rd party servers. It's fast. Transferring large files with Dropbox is painful. BTSync is just getting started.
Re: BitTorrent Sync Is A Dropbox Killer, Or Maybe Much More Than That
#6Hilarious article. "there is no need to route through the cloud which can slow things down" wtf, no editorial oversight of tech material at Forbes? The rest is shit too.
Re: BitTorrent Sync Is A Dropbox Killer, Or Maybe Much More Than That
#7I would love to see something like this that allows you to serve a website on localhost to specific people. The browser control could be embedded so you could control how resources are loaded (through torrent instead of normal URL).
Re: BitTorrent Sync Is A Dropbox Killer, Or Maybe Much More Than That
#8Can this be used as a plugin-free Bittorent Sync alternative?
Re: BitTorrent Sync Is A Dropbox Killer, Or Maybe Much More Than That
#9I pay for dropbox for dedicated storage. it will be there. How long until the first stories of people not being able to get their files back out of BT Sync.
Also they don't talk about the hidden cost, that I assume you have to use a lot more of your HD to store other people's stuff and a load of your bandwidth.
Remember this system works by using all the clients as the server farm. And for that kind of system you need more redundancy than normal, so you're probably paying many X gb in harddrive space what you are storing on it. Want to store 10gb on it? got 30 or 40gb to spare? if not, stick with trusty reliable no hidden costs dropbox
Re: BitTorrent Sync Is A Dropbox Killer, Or Maybe Much More Than That
#10I pay for dropbox for dedicated storage. it will be there. How long until the first stories of people not being able to get their files back out of BT Sync. Also they don't talk about the hidden cost, that I assume you have to use a lot more of your HD to store other people's stuff and a load of your bandwidth. Remember this system works by using all the clients as the server farm. And for that kind of system you nee…
You shouldn't make ridiculous claims like that without knowing the facts. That isn't how BT Sync works at all, have you even tried it?