> After having gained around $4 billion in a round of funding
Uh?
Apple Tries To Acquire Dropbox for $800 Million, Dropbox Refuses
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#22I'm somewhat disappointed, personally. One really impressive thing about Apple has been their restraint in purchasing companies. It just seems like so many of their competitors acquire for the oddest reasons. Dropbox, while a solid product, does not strike me as something Apple couldn't pull off on its own.
It's not just about the product, but rather all the users that come with it.
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#23Anywhere else reporting this story? Chip Hazard doesnt exactly seem credible.
The original source of this rumor was BusinessInsider http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-the-gossip-on-apples-80... ChipHazard crappily didn't link to the origin of the rumor.
Whenever reading that site: Remember the founder and head honcho was banned from the securities industry.
For extra amusement, read his POS memo and remember the widows and orphans that live more poorly as a consequence of his guidance.
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#24> After having gained around $4 billion in a round of funding Uh?
I believe this is referring to their valuation during the most recent round of funding.
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#25> After having gained around $4 billion in a round of funding Uh?
Dropbox is said to be receiving a $4 billion valuation in its latest round of funding--not a $4 billion investment.
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#26That's really too bad, Apple could've forced Dropbox to shape up privacy and security wise and actually made it into something pretty cool.
I like that the GNU/Linux client is not an after-thought. Had Dropbox been acquired by Apple, I don't think the long-term prospects of the Dropbox client on non-Apple platform would be as good as they are now. Uniform features and simulatneous release? Integration of Dropbox with iCloud on all platforms?
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#27That's really too bad, Apple could've forced Dropbox to shape up privacy and security wise and actually made it into something pretty cool.
I like that the GNU/Linux client is not an after-thought. Had Dropbox been acquired by Apple, I don't think the long-term prospects of the Dropbox client on non-Apple platform would be as good as they are now. Uniform features and simulatneous release? Integration of Dropbox with iCloud on all platforms?
That's a really good point, but I'd prefer a poorly supported but secure version to a great GNU/Linux client with owners that lie about their ability to view your files.
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#28> After having gained around $4 billion in a round of funding Uh?
Dropbox is said to be receiving a $4 billion valuation in its latest round of funding--not a $4 billion investment. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2942472
Even so, at a $4B valuation, Apple was only offering 20%. Try getting your new investors to swallow that pill.
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#29Seems like a fair price for a small IT company with a single product and an unpopular subscription model, but in today's market Dropbox should be able to get a better deal.
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#30When I heard that Dropbox had raised a very large round, my first thought was that Apple or MSFT was trying to buy them up, since both are trying to kick-start their cloud storage offerings. IMHO, its too bad, since I would of really loved to have seen Dropbox more tightly integrated into iOS. (iCloud will be and it might be my replacement for Dropbox). Though for sharing, I don't think iCloud will have those feature…
"IMHO, its too bad, since I would of really loved to have seen Dropbox more tightly integrated into iOS. " As a user of Windows, Linux and Android all I can say is "thank fucking god". It would have destroyed a perfectly good cross-platform product.
As a user of Windows, Linux and Android all I can say is "thank fucking god". It would have destroyed a perfectly good cross-platform product.
As a user of OS X and an iPhone, I had the same reaction. One nice thing about Dropbox is that it just works with all my Windows-using friends. It just works through a browser interface. I obviously like some Apple products enough to use them, but I too would hate to see Dropbox acquired by the company. I don't think it would be as bad as Cisco's acquisition of Flip (http://jseliger.com/2011/05/08/will-we-ever-find-out-what-ha...), but I can't imagine such a thing turning out well for Dropbox or for users.