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I never quite got Box. Why would one use Box over Dropbox with it's native Finder/Explorer integration and ability to use 1Password.

EDIT: If Box came out with Finder/Explorer integration, I would strongly consider switching.

And thanks for the comments pointing out the administrative controls.

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Somewhat unrelated, but I can get why people use Spideroak as opposed to Dropbox, the encryption/security features.

We use Box because when it came time to purchase cloud storage Dropbox did not have a solution for teams or small businesses yet

I prefer Dropbox, it's much faster, but the headache of migrating has made us put off switching over

Box is mainly focused on enterprises (rather than private users) that needed much more fine grained access control such uploader only, previewer only, etc.

when i needed a place to drop files to move them between people or connected devices, i saw dropbox and it's joke of a security, and box.net, i went with box.net.

dropbox sounded like amateur hour all around.

But this bloat on the android app and the site (from one to 3 to 4 clicks to download a file i'm seeing in the list!) i'm considering the next choice.

Probably because of this: https://www.box.com/business/features/

Box has a sync desktop client that integrates with Finder and Explorer.

Sarbanes-oxley compliance and the ability for administrators to snoop on you and stuff like that, probably.

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