Dropbox acquires Hackpad (YC W12)

Post by jdp23 » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 8:26 PM UTC

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The ones Hackpad added :) And, raw Etherpad has a lot of usability problems as well. Plus it's challenging to integrate it with an outside authentication mechanism. I've looked at the code some and while on the one hand this could all be added, it's a clunky base. Node's come a long way since etherpad lite started.

Could not find any overview of what features hackpad adds exactly (besides requiring a login). Has anyone made an overview?

Post by bane » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 8:29 PM UTC

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Am I the only one that immediately sees that as a sign of 'Maybe people should setup satellite offices and stop recruiting in the Valley due to costs'?

Is remote work a viable option?

Post by ZenoArrow » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 8:31 PM UTC

joshuak wrote: post #39

UVB-76 wrote: post #32

This is how it was always going to go. Dropbox's core business is unsustainable, and they can't compete long-term with rivals like Google and Apple. They're flailing in all directions at the moment; pushing for the enterprise/government market with the appointment of Condoleezza Rice, now burning a load of money acquiring businesses offering tangential services, in the hope they can diversify their business model. It…

Agreed. I'm afraid, the famous quote about Dropbox from Steve Jobs about being a feature not a product is playing out. Dropbox doesn't even own the commodity they sell (as far as I know). They sell you on storage, but you receive a syncing service, not storage. I like dropbox, don't get me wrong, but they need to recognize the core value they brought to the table (and may still have) is better user experience design,…

Post by dkroy » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 8:35 PM UTC

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Sounds like a cool idea. Why don't you build it?

I don't own dropbox.

Post by bdotdub » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 8:42 PM UTC

bane wrote: post #89

UVB-76 wrote: post #32

This is how it was always going to go. Dropbox's core business is unsustainable, and they can't compete long-term with rivals like Google and Apple. They're flailing in all directions at the moment; pushing for the enterprise/government market with the appointment of Condoleezza Rice, now burning a load of money acquiring businesses offering tangential services, in the hope they can diversify their business model. It…

I still don't get why DB hasn't come up with a business model to let people just self-host content out of their accounts. They basically offer an instant web-server experience for non-tech folks, but they cap bandwidth for downloads. - How awesome would it be if I could dump a bunch of mp3 files and an html page or index file or something, get a URL from the service and suddenly my band has a website. Then if I go to…