Dropbox acquires Loom (YC W12) • Hacker News Board

Re: Dropbox acquires Loom (YC W12)

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Post by innonate » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 6:45 PM UTC

bjeanes wrote: post #59

innonate wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm sorry, but I think these startups just give other startups a bad name. I'm the CEO of Picturelife and I wouldn't dream of rolling over like this so easily. We have thousands of customers and just killing our service would be such an assault on their trust. All these services you mention are just taking the easy way out. There's a long road ahead for us and we'll going to keep making the product and experience bet…

Very very very happy Picturelife user here. Your S3 support is the icing on the cake — but please charge me a flat fee for using your software with my own storage. I want to pay for this great storage but your pricing model only prices on usage. You're not selling me a utility — you're selling me your fantastic product. Let me pay for it!

Ha! Thanks -- love that you're asking to pay for it. For now our custom S3 support is a gift. In the future we may change that (and grandfather folks in). In any case, thanks for being a fan.

Re: Dropbox acquires Loom (YC W12)

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Post by salberts » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 6:45 PM UTC

It's great to see how photo storage solutions get faster, prettier and cheaper. Now it's time to make them smarter. Most people I know feel swamped with photos as there are no decent tools to clear this photo-mess.

Re: Dropbox acquires Loom (YC W12)

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Post by creativityhurts » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 7:04 PM UTC

For what is worth, they're better off with Dropbox than with Facebook :)

Loom had a lot of success since Everpix got shut down, now it's interesting to see which startup will fill their place.

Re: Dropbox acquires Loom (YC W12)

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Post by seanmccann » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 7:04 PM UTC

"couldn’t be happier" — don't people want to build companies anymore?

Re: Dropbox acquires Loom (YC W12)

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Post by patmcguire » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 7:06 PM UTC

badman_ting wrote: post #58

EC1 wrote: post #17

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Honestly, what else are you going to write?

Right, this observation amounts to "people who are all in similar situations say similar things". Whoop-de-doo.

Yeah. I've never heard a wedding speech that wasn't a mishmash of cliches, but I've also never heard one that wasn't sincere.

Re: Dropbox acquires Loom (YC W12)

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Post by pearjuice » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 7:08 PM UTC

sidcool wrote: post #29

bambam12897 wrote: post #19

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"We are sooooo filthy rich now. So long suckers!" I'd be more honest =)

They worked hard for that, didn't they?

I don't know what Whatsapp, Instagram and the like their hourly rates are, but I doubt it adds up to the billions the got.

Re: Dropbox acquires Loom (YC W12)

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Post by zippergz » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 7:09 PM UTC

innonate wrote: post #33

cschmidt wrote: post #14

I think the photo management space is like blog platforms. They die so rapidly, I don't want to invest the considerable time to try out a new startup. Dropbox bought out Snapjoy and now Loom. Everpix is gone. I guess Picturelife is still around.

I'm sorry, but I think these startups just give other startups a bad name. I'm the CEO of Picturelife and I wouldn't dream of rolling over like this so easily. We have thousands of customers and just killing our service would be such an assault on their trust. All these services you mention are just taking the easy way out. There's a long road ahead for us and we'll going to keep making the product and experience bet…

I just looked at your site, and I couldn't find answers to a couple of key things. First, what if I have more than 300GB of photos and videos (I do)? Second, what platforms do you support syncing on?

Re: Dropbox acquires Loom (YC W12)

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Post by calinet6 » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 7:11 PM UTC

sidcool wrote: post #29

bambam12897 wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"We are sooooo filthy rich now. So long suckers!" I'd be more honest =)

They worked hard for that, didn't they?

I'm tired of this "they worked hard for that" BS with acqui-hires and shutdowns.

Yeah, sure, they worked hard, but in the end they get a big fat F for the end result.

Services don't last forever, but I'm not gonna congratulate someone who runs around in circles for 3 years purporting to deliver a product of value, and then gives up when offered a better deal for themselves.

They didn't build a product, they built a nothing. It's like reverse vaporware, and I won't respect it.

Re: Dropbox acquires Loom (YC W12)

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Post by mathattack » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 7:11 PM UTC

subpixel wrote: post #38

Crap. I bought a year of Loom for precisely the reason that I do not want my photos taking up space on my drive. Now I have to explain to my extended family why all the confusion they put up with setting things up was for naught.

This is a real risk, and why large companies don't like working with startups.

Re: Dropbox acquires Loom (YC W12)

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Post by pearjuice » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 7:11 PM UTC

kylec wrote: post #44

This is really disappointing. I have been a paying Loom member since shortly after the service was released, it's too bad it wasn't enough to keep it an independent company. After DivvyShot, Everpix, Snapjoy, and now Loom, I don't think I can trust another photo management startup again.

Exposure.co looks pretty good. However, looking at the history of the projects ran by the creators you might be in for a bumpy surprise...

At least the service its prices are sustainable. Or premium.