SkyDrive is a threat to Dropbox
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SkyDrive is a threat to Dropbox
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Re: SkyDrive is a threat to Dropbox
#2Yes much like Windows Mobile is an Android killer.
Re: SkyDrive is a threat to Dropbox
#3SkyDrive is a threat to Dropbox because they're cheaper? I think Drew Houston said it near the beginning when asked about competitors, "Do you use any of those?" That's the difference.
Re: SkyDrive is a threat to Dropbox
#4Yes much like Windows Mobile is an Android killer.
yup, or as much as G+ is a threat to Facebook. It's all about the network effect.
In my professional circle, everyone is using Dropbox. Dropbox is doing a great job. There's little incentive to move.
Re: SkyDrive is a threat to Dropbox
#5Yes much like Windows Mobile is an Android killer.
yup, or as much as G+ is a threat to Facebook. It's all about the network effect. In my professional circle, everyone is using Dropbox. Dropbox is doing a great job. There's little incentive to move.
There is traction to changing away from Facebook. How social/networked is your dropbox experience?
Re: SkyDrive is a threat to Dropbox
#6I would say Windows Mesh is more a competitor than SkyDrive because its folder sync and online storage capacity. Neither are getting anywhere near as much traction as DropBox, but it would do MS good to merge these services asap.
Threat? No. An perfectly viable alternative? Certainly.
Re: SkyDrive is a threat to Dropbox
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
yup, or as much as G+ is a threat to Facebook. It's all about the network effect. In my professional circle, everyone is using Dropbox. Dropbox is doing a great job. There's little incentive to move.
There is traction to changing away from Facebook. How social/networked is your dropbox experience?
Very. I have a shared folder with a few classmates for class projects. I have a shared folder for crazy videos/media/Top Gear episodes my friends post from all over (not everybody wants to upload thier vids to youtube for the whole world). I've got a shared folder among friends sharing music (piss off RIAA) Anytime somebody needs a file from me, I give them the DB link. You can run scrips and host websites from DB. I think just the potential to do awesome things, and the simplicity of how it just stays out of your way, means it will hold customers a lot better.
Re: SkyDrive is a threat to Dropbox
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
yup, or as much as G+ is a threat to Facebook. It's all about the network effect. In my professional circle, everyone is using Dropbox. Dropbox is doing a great job. There's little incentive to move.
There is traction to changing away from Facebook. How social/networked is your dropbox experience?
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Re: SkyDrive is a threat to Dropbox
#9Anyone coming up with a personal equivalent to Dropbox? as in same simple interface, but storage is a multi-terabyte box at your home/office (instead of a few gigabytes "out there")?
Re: SkyDrive is a threat to Dropbox
#10Anyone coming up with a personal equivalent to Dropbox? as in same simple interface, but storage is a multi-terabyte box at your home/office (instead of a few gigabytes "out there")?
If memory serves one of the YC companies was doing exactly this, however I forget the name.