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I'm waiting for Apple to unload some of their cash reserves for Dropbox. Could they build it themselves? Maybe but I'm not very optimistic based on iDisk.

However, I haven't had many issues with .Me syncing my mail/calendars/address book.

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I'm not sure Apple would buy DropBox unless it was defensive (i.e. they wanted to keep it out of a competitors hands). Isn't DropBox a front-end for Amazon s3? While DropBox does much of the magic, it's unclear to me how feasible it would be to shift to another storage solution. Presumably Apple wouldn't want to be in bed with Amazon, would they?

I would think that they would want something built into Time Machine. Maybe Dropbox could be a switch in the preferences but it's seems like something they would build themselves.

No question that they want it-- I'd agree that they are likely to build it themselves. Apple historically doesn't buy too many businesses (beyond the occasional talent grab).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisition...

As a Linux user I have to cringe at the thought of Apple buying Dropbox. My favorite candidate for acquiring Dropbox would probably be Amazon, assuming they just let them do their own thing.

Yes! I sincerely hope they do not think of iDisk as a worthy competitor.

But they already tried, and failed, according to Quora: http://www.quora.com/Why-doesnt-Apple-acquire-Dropbox

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