Dropbox for Business

Since dropbox knows which files are being worked on, I don't actually think it needs to be inside of the application, it could just as well be a standalone overlay. The "sneek peak" screenshot does indeed look like an overlay that pops up when you open a file and which tracks the collaborative status. It also seems like it adds messenging functionality, which I must admit looks neat - pointed messenging functionality tends to be a lot more productive than general purpose messenging.

Re: Dropbox for Business

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Post by btgeekboy » Wed, Apr 09, 2014, 5:36 PM UTC

Does $180/user/year seem excessively high to anyone else?

Re: Dropbox for Business

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Post by smackfu » Wed, Apr 09, 2014, 5:39 PM UTC

The unlimited storage is a pretty smart play. It makes it much harder to compare this head-to-head with Google Drive.

Re: Dropbox for Business

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Post by csulmone » Wed, Apr 09, 2014, 5:42 PM UTC

skore wrote: post #5

csulmone wrote: post #2

I wonder how the collaboration inside of applications works. Is there going to be a new API for integration?

Since dropbox knows which files are being worked on, I don't actually think it needs to be inside of the application, it could just as well be a standalone overlay. The "sneek peak" screenshot does indeed look like an overlay that pops up when you open a file and which tracks the collaborative status. It also seems like it adds messenging functionality, which I must admit looks neat - pointed messenging functionality…

Yeah, I see that. It would be really nice if you could see the other people editing the file, what they are editing, and a way to diff versions. (Similar to Google Docs editing) This would definitely require some sort of data API.

I could see this being really interesting while collaborating on a complex 3d model or scene. I change one spot of the scene and it propagates to everyone else using the application.

Re: Dropbox for Business

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Post by diziet » Wed, Apr 09, 2014, 5:43 PM UTC

btgeekboy wrote: post #6

Does $180/user/year seem excessively high to anyone else?

As a business expense it seems like a no-brainer, especially with features oriented around security like remote wiping, account transferring and more detailed logs.

Re: Dropbox for Business

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Post by taylorwc » Wed, Apr 09, 2014, 5:46 PM UTC

diziet wrote: post #9

btgeekboy wrote: post #6

Does $180/user/year seem excessively high to anyone else?

As a business expense it seems like a no-brainer, especially with features oriented around security like remote wiping, account transferring and more detailed logs.

Agree. The features you mentioned above, along with an awesome revision history tracking feature, make it an easy decision.