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Re: Dropbox S-1

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Post by danso »

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.

At this point for me, it's lock-in. Even if Box, Google Drive, and OneDrive offered me all the main functionality I use with Dropbox, I still couldn't muster the time/energy it takes to investigate even though I'm a paying ($99 for 100GB or whatever) user. It's not just apathy, though, in the ~10 years I've used Dropbox, I have yet to ever have an issue, while at the same time, it's been such an integral part of my computer usage and workflow.

Re: Dropbox S-1

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Post by swampthinker »

meritt wrote: post #28

Rough numbers here because BOX hasn't reported full 2017 yet but: Dropbox 2017: $1107M Revenue Dropbox 2017 Paying Users: 11M ARPU: $100 [1] Box.com (Q4-16 to Q3-17): $479M Revenue Box.com (Q3-17) Paying Users: 9.7M - 10.2M [2] ARPU: $47 - $49 [3] [1] $1107/11 [2] "over 17% of our registered users [57M] were paying users" [3] 479/10.2 to 479/9.7

Wow, I assumed that Box would've had a higher ARPU given it's focus on enterprise.

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Post by Cyph0n »

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 GDrive too, primarily because Dropbox does not have a "middle" storage tier. I do not want 1 TB of storage right now. Google offers 100 GB for $2/month which works much better for me.

Re: Dropbox S-1

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Post by tardo99 »

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.

Thanks for the responses! I'm always confused by which products people prefer to purchase à la carte and which they prefer to buy in bundles.

Re: Dropbox S-1

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Post by lotsofpulp »

news_to_me wrote: post #17
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 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 got tired of keeping track of changes at Google, plus their programs are very heavy in power consumption. Dropbox is quick, has always worked for me, and you don't even notice it in the background.

I try not to touch Microsoft stuff because of their constant changes too, and I was annoyed at their advertisements in Windows 10. I'd rather just not deal with any of their stuff.

I would probably stop using Dropbox if Apple started offering the ability to share folders with other iCloud users.

Re: Dropbox S-1

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Post by rainbowmverse »

mankash666 wrote: post #30

Just curious - how's a raw SEC filing preferable to a reliable article summarizing it in non-legalese, providing context with the competition, etc. Other than lawyers and economists, does anyone ACTUALLY prefer this raw filing? EDIT: Adding my preferred link: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/23/dropbox-ipo-form-s-1-prospec...

The risk factors section is pretty close to a good summary.

Re: Dropbox S-1

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Post by dictum »

uptown wrote: post #2

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

BrandonM retells his experience reading a certain now-famous comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7988051

Dropbox's Show HN is a reminder of how dismissing designers isn't such a wise idea for engineers ;)

Re: Dropbox S-1

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Post by stanfordkid »

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.

When a market is big enough, many people can win!

Re: Dropbox S-1

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Post by microtonal »

braderhart wrote: post #25
untog wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Look into GSuite and see what else you get, in addition to archiving support for Google Drive... and actually, GSuite is unlimited storage... sorry Dropbox, but you lose in terms of price and features.

Depends on what features you need. I don’t need unlimited storage. Dropbox’ sync is far more reliable (see my other comment). Dropbox has Paper, which supports LaTeX equations and can be exported as Markdown. Dropbox has great integration with Microsoft Office and Office Online. Dropbox supports file requests.

The only relevant feature for me that Google Apps offers over Dropbox is email. But I highly prefer FastMail, which respects standards (IMAP, CaldDAV, CardDAV) and not Googles broken implementations.

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