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Double-edged sword. 1. Running your own sync service [can be, is] expensive. 2. Relying on [Google Drive, Dropbox, Box.com, Amazon Cloud Drive] is less expensiv
by BooneJS 10y ago
Double-edged sword.
1. Running your own sync service [can be, is] expensive.
2. Relying on [Google Drive, Dropbox, Box.com, Amazon Cloud Drive] is less expensive but devastating if they vanish.
So many iOS developers jumped on Dropbox that when iCloud Drive finally appeared it had a lukewarm response. Dropbox has been in startup mode since 2007, with plans to IPO, but what if Amazon/Microsoft/Google were to have killed it?
- allenu 10y agoGood point about it being a double-edged sword, but I think strategically it's better to rely on an existing service (allow use of multiple services to diversify the risk). If the services disappear, yes, you're a bit SOL but I'd deal with that when it happens. Better to get something working first and get customers and not worry about running a sync service. This is all under the assumption that your app doesn't require something beyond basic file sync, of course.