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post #4

When looking to grow our board, we sought out a leader who could help us expand our global footprint. Condoleezza sure left a global footprint in the Middle East alright. Hate do this Dropbox, but time for me to move on. Edit: Suggestions for a Dropbox substitute?

Ah, the further politicization of everything in America continues unabated.

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post #29
post #4

When looking to grow our board, we sought out a leader who could help us expand our global footprint. Condoleezza sure left a global footprint in the Middle East alright. Hate do this Dropbox, but time for me to move on. Edit: Suggestions for a Dropbox substitute?

I have been using hubiC in Windows and Linux without issues. They give 25 GB, and respect your privacy (they are based on France).

I tried them but they did not offer any kind of access to previous versions of files which was a show stopper for me.

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Even if Rice goes, I'm not going back. The board has already shown it's ugly face.

No amount of backtracking will convince me I didn't see what just happened.

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#36
post #23
post #8

Unless a company is actively hurting people, I'm going to choose what I use based on the quality of the product, not on a board member's past. Maybe they determined that a hardened political voice would balance them out in the boardroom. Maybe they need someone there to play the devil's advocate in an industry that can be extraordinarily narcissistic.

I think the point the author is trying to make is that you don't know what she will do to the quality of the product, but your best guess would be basing her future decisions on her past. That said, I don't agree with the author. She may have made bad decisions in politics, but I don't see the relevance to a tech company.

Really? I see her as someone that can strengthen the ties of NSA and Dropbox.

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#38
post #19

>Tell Drew Houston: drop Condoleezza Rice or we will So if they drop Condoleezza Rice you'll be fine with their decision making process and keep your dropbox account?

No. It's more of a "let's hurt their image because we don't agree with the political decisions of Condoleezza Rice" at this point.

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post #21
post #8

Unless a company is actively hurting people, I'm going to choose what I use based on the quality of the product, not on a board member's past. Maybe they determined that a hardened political voice would balance them out in the boardroom. Maybe they need someone there to play the devil's advocate in an industry that can be extraordinarily narcissistic.

Iraq war has not yet ended.

That is currently in the hands of the Obama Administration, not Dropbox.

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#40
Why all this politicization of Rice's role? What possible relevance could her actions (or hysterical descriptions of her actions) in the Bush administration have in regards to her role as a board member of Dropbox?

Most likely, this is a political appointment to get Dropbox connections in Washington, to sell large contracts into the federal government. And, possibly, to sell into governments abroad where Ms Rice's connections may also be of value. (None of which has any relevance to the usefulness of their product to me.)

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