I'd be shocked if Dropbox is still in business in 5 years. It's kind of sad because it was the first mover and I loved the service when it was the only one, but now there are a million options that are probably just as good. Not to mention they've never made a dime on me personally or anyone I know (and as I understand it that's true for 95% of their user-base). Our company actually banned Dropbox.com because we deci…
I pay for Dropbox, and their sync is the industry's best. They'll be here in 5. 10 is the bigger question mark when files go away.
> when files go away.
Can you expand on that? What do you see replacing files?
Dropbox will be in business by acquisition. How about Microsoft acquiring dropbox? Their onedrive is not as good as dropbox and will surely help in their cause.
Apple. Please Apple. Replace your iCloud abomination with Dropbox when the time comes.
"In 2009, Steve Jobs wanted to pay more than a hundred million dollars for Dropbox. As Houston later told Forbes’ Victoria Barret, when he politely turned down his hero’s offer, Jobs declared that Dropbox was a feature, not a product."
Dropbox will be in business by acquisition. How about Microsoft acquiring dropbox? Their onedrive is not as good as dropbox and will surely help in their cause.
Apple. Please Apple. Replace your iCloud abomination with Dropbox when the time comes.
If Microsoft and Apple weren't able to build good alternatives, what makes people think that they won't fuck up an acquisition? Clearly storage for them isn't a priority. So I don't get it. But then I wasn't much into sports either.
In my mind Dropbox became a company not worth supporting when Rice joined Dropbox's board ( http://www.drop-dropbox.com/ ). I don't know what their future holds. But personally, with a board member who advocates warrentless surveillance it seems unlikely that we share similar views on the security of my data, and I wont be using their service. I'd hope their customers are also looking at the security of their data in…
Apple. Please Apple. Replace your iCloud abomination with Dropbox when the time comes.
"In 2009, Steve Jobs wanted to pay more than a hundred million dollars for Dropbox. As Houston later told Forbes’ Victoria Barret, when he politely turned down his hero’s offer, Jobs declared that Dropbox was a feature, not a product." https://pando.com/2012/02/26/steve-jobs-was-right-dropbox-is...
Thanks for the link. I recall when that initially occurred. I'm going to get a chuckle if it ever goes through, vindicating Jobs posthumously.
Apple. Please Apple. Replace your iCloud abomination with Dropbox when the time comes.
If Microsoft and Apple weren't able to build good alternatives, what makes people think that they won't fuck up an acquisition? Clearly storage for them isn't a priority. So I don't get it. But then I wasn't much into sports either.
Building something is hard. Writing a check is easy. Apple could easily make the payout contingent on a smooth integration. Apple could even have a foreign subsidiary purchase Dropbox, thereby allowing for full use of its external profits it hasn't brought back to the US due to taxes.
That's the benefit of cash. It solves almost every problem.
In my mind Dropbox became a company not worth supporting when Rice joined Dropbox's board ( http://www.drop-dropbox.com/ ). I don't know what their future holds. But personally, with a board member who advocates warrentless surveillance it seems unlikely that we share similar views on the security of my data, and I wont be using their service. I'd hope their customers are also looking at the security of their data in…
I'd be shocked if Dropbox is still in business in 5 years. It's kind of sad because it was the first mover and I loved the service when it was the only one, but now there are a million options that are probably just as good. Not to mention they've never made a dime on me personally or anyone I know (and as I understand it that's true for 95% of their user-base). Our company actually banned Dropbox.com because we deci…
I pay for Dropbox, and their sync is the industry's best. They'll be here in 5. 10 is the bigger question mark when files go away.
I'd be shocked if Dropbox is still in business in 5 years. It's kind of sad because it was the first mover and I loved the service when it was the only one, but now there are a million options that are probably just as good. Not to mention they've never made a dime on me personally or anyone I know (and as I understand it that's true for 95% of their user-base). Our company actually banned Dropbox.com because we deci…
I think you make some interesting points, but I'm not convinced that I agree with all of them. > I'd be shocked if Dropbox is still in business in 5 years. I agree that Google Drive, iCloud, Amazon Cloud Drive, Box, etc. are all viable competitors. But (admittedly, anecdotally) everyone I talk to seems to use Dropbox. Personally, I use it on all of my devices. I also use Box for business-related storage, and Google D…
I suppose my point is more that it's great for personal use, but they've failed to monetize that aspect and AFAIK their primary monetization strategy is corporate which I agree will fail. In other words, I don't think success in the consumer space will be enough to sustain the company. Perhaps they won't completely fail--I could see them being acquired, but it would definitely be under even their valuation raised 2 years ago. Drew Houston and the early VCs will still make out like bandits, but the workers won't get much for their stock options.
In my mind Dropbox became a company not worth supporting when Rice joined Dropbox's board ( http://www.drop-dropbox.com/ ). I don't know what their future holds. But personally, with a board member who advocates warrentless surveillance it seems unlikely that we share similar views on the security of my data, and I wont be using their service. I'd hope their customers are also looking at the security of their data in…