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Comment by sz4kerto | Hacker News Reader

Because the race has already started a while ago. In this space, network effect is quite important as popularity increases usefulness. Also, Drive does not work as well -- no delta sync, no Linux client (that I find incredible, really -- it's OK that there's no Skydrive client for Linux, but Google Drive?). Also, mobile sync is worse with Drive as it tries to direct you to Google+.

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What network effects? Its just as easy to share files with someone who has Google Drive as it is Dropbox. In fact probably easier with Google Drive because more people have a Google account (800M ACTIVE gmail users was the last number I read).

As for switching costs, its pretty easy right? Drag from one folder to another?

Delta sync is a real issue, but what do you mean their mobile app pushes you to Google+, havent seen that....

If you want to work on files with people (other than supported by google docs) you both need the desktop app installed. Far more people have the Dropbox desktop app installed than Google drive.

I find Dropbox websharing far easier, right-click share and it puts the link on the clipboard. Google drive makes you go through a dialog.

Google Drive doesn't have history for non google doc files. We use it as a simple version control for all our documents.

What network effects?

Just about every time I start a new project with an outside client, one of the first things they do is ask to set up a Dropbox share for the project. I've once had a person want to use Box, and never had anybody even mention Google Drive.

Ahhh that makes sense.

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