Jobs had it right.
Dropbox is obscenely overvalued, and has no place in the future.
Dropbox is obscenely overvalued, and has no place in the future.
The phasing out of direct links to the 'public' folder for new users recently suggests a need to find revenue streams.
A possible alternative...
"I'm funded by a Kickstarter project in 2012-2013 to build something not unlike DropBox, based on git-annex, that automatically version controls and syncs files between computers."
Someone let me out of this bubble.
Dropbox as it is now is going to look like a toy when someone really solves syncing for us. An abandoned toy if they're not the ones doing it.
It's a little surprising that, fifteen years later, there's still no good way for consumers to have that. iCloud may eventually evolve in that direction, but for now it feels incredibly half-assed.
I don't use a ton of software to keep myself productive, but Dropbox is easily one of the most valuable out of those I use.
Apple, with its considerable engineering talent and resources, still can't even see Dropbox from where they stand right now with iCloud.
Dropbox is invaluable for me. I've tried to move away but there is nothing out there that's even close.