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Re: Dropbox S-1

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Post by microtonal »

tardo99 wrote: post #6

Congratulations to them. I don't really understand why anyone would use dropbox given the multitude of different offerings out there. I'm curious if anyone who uses them can give me a take on why I should use them. I currently use Google Drive + Google Docs and am very satisfied. I pay for 1 TB of storage for personal work / storage.

I use Dropbox. There are various reasons. First, Dropbox does block-level sync. If you change a large file, only changed blocks are synced. Secondly, LAN sync, which does peer to peer sync over a local network. Another nice feature is that you can set up file requests, where people can upload files without sharing a folder (which I often use for classes).

Besides lacking these features, Google Drive had some serious deficiencies the last time I tried it. E.g., it was not possible to get a list of shared folders (besides running a Google apps script, which takes a long time to run). The Google Drive client would regularly bail out when syncing a large number of files. And they were permitted to mine user files for ads when you don’t have Google Apps for Work (and it is not clear if your files are indexed for ads if you share a folder with a non-Apps for Work user).

Re: Dropbox S-1

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Post by news_to_me »

braderhart wrote: post #24
news_to_me wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I know this isn't a very good answer for most people, but for me at least, I trust Dropbox way more than Google. I really dislike the direction and influence Google has on the Web right now, and I'm more or less ideologically opposed to them as a company (and in general, any giant monopolistic company). I hate the fact that I have to "vote with my dollar," but in the end I just feel better giving my money to an "inde…

I don't. Google provides way more for a lot less money. You can encrypt your own content on either providers. For GSuite you get literally almost every service you can imagine, include a phone number that you can make unlimited calls to/from landlines with using your computer.

It's not just about cost-effectiveness, it's about which company is making the Web a better place — and I see a lot of Google's activities actively moving in the wrong direction.

For me, it's more about the companies than the product (which, like I said, is probably an unsatisfactory criteria for most people).

Glad you're enjoying Google's services though :)

Re: Dropbox S-1

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Post by MrMember »

uptown wrote: post #2

"My YC app: Dropbox - Throw away your USB" Apr 4, 2007 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863

There's always that one guy asking why a product exists when it's "trivial" to spin up and manage yourself.

Re: Dropbox S-1

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Post by 8ytecoder »

untog wrote: post #20
tardo99 wrote: post #6

Congratulations to them. I don't really understand why anyone would use dropbox given the multitude of different offerings out there. I'm curious if anyone who uses them can give me a take on why I should use them. I currently use Google Drive + Google Docs and am very satisfied. I pay for 1 TB of storage for personal work / storage.

1TB of storage: - Google Drive: $9.99 ( https://www.google.com/drive/pricing/ - Dropbox: $8.25 ( https://www.dropbox.com/individual/plans-comparison ) There's one answer for you.

You are comparing a monthly plan against an annual plan. Google's annual plan costs $100. Only very slightly more expensive. In addition they have a 200gb plan which is enough for people like me

Re: Dropbox S-1

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Post by joelrunyon »

Amazed there's still no good permission settings on nested folders in dropbox.

Ran into this on a 4-5 year old project with multiple contributors and even on their paid versions, there's no good way to consolidate folders that have multiple "owners."

Seems like there has to be a better way to handle this - Google Drive takes care of it much better.

Re: Dropbox S-1

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Post by mtmail »

minimaxir wrote: post #3

Do companies typically announce an IPO on a Friday, right before market close?

Doesn't seem like. Facebook 2012: Wednesday, Twilio 2016: Thursday, Snap 2017: Thursday

Re: Dropbox S-1

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Post by varenc »

Interesting. Glad to see that a security breach is called out as one of the major risk factors on an sec filing.

  Our business could be damaged, and we could be subject to liability 
  if there is any unauthorized access to our data or our users’ content,
  including through privacy and data security breaches.

Re: Dropbox S-1

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Post by wmeredith »

wonder_bread wrote: post #22

Seems like the move away from AWS to it's own infrastrucutre is starting to pay dividends. 33% GM to 67% in two years is certainly impressive!

Friendly heads up: "its" is possessive (like his or hers) whereas "it's" is a contraction of "it" and "is".

Re: Dropbox S-1

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Post by eganist »

varenc wrote: post #38

Interesting. Glad to see that a security breach is called out as one of the major risk factors on an sec filing. Our business could be damaged, and we could be subject to liability if there is any unauthorized access to our data or our users’ content, including through privacy and data security breaches.

Considering their service is the safekeeping of others' data, I'd probably s/interesting/obvious.

Not putting your comment down, mind you. Most would probably find an infosec inclusion as a major risk factor "interesting" in that it just doesn't feel like infosec gets that kind of respect in the C-suite, but I'd like to think it's different in this case considering the offering.

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