How two strangers set up Dropbox and made billions

Post by telchar » Wed, Jul 18, 2018, 1:30 AM UTC

_bxg1 wrote: post #111

telchar wrote: post #106

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For backups I understand. What I'm curious about is what is your setup that involves multiple computers. Is it one personal computer and one at work? Do you have multiple personal computers for some reason? Just curious about usage patterns that differ from my own.

I have a Windows/Linux desktop and a Macbook, both personal. Also and Android phone. If you truly have ample storage you can also use Dropbox as a way of syncing between OSes on the same machine, in a VM or on separate partitions. Duplicates a bunch of data, but you don't have to mess with mounting and differing file systems and everything.

Post by ValentineC » Fri, Jul 20, 2018, 7:37 PM UTC

ta1234567890 wrote: post #57

rozenmd wrote: post #54

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Just curious, what do you mean by growth hacking in this case?

Can't speak for the parent comment. However I can relate. Today I installed Dropbox for my grandfather and their default entry-level free account comes with 2GB, but as soon as you create your account and install the software, they offer to give you 25GB of free space if you add 1 file to your account and you install Dropbox on your mobile. Not sure if that helps them artificially boost their numbers (by claiming mor…