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> Why is inter-device file sharing still a hassle? Because every vendor and their dog wants to push their own proprietary toy solution to lock in users, instea

• userbinator 10y ago
  No doubt DRM has a part in it too. In fact I'd say file sharing has gotten more difficult precisely because of those business desires to ultimately control how people share content. The fact that locked-down platforms like iOS even hide the concept of a filesystem from the user is a good indication of this trend. Android isn't quite there yet, but you can see it in their gradually degrading support for removable media. --> You spend 5 minutes finding someone who still carries a USB stick and transfer the files. I still do, and perhaps 5-10 years ago, when file sharing as a whole was more... healthy, almost everyone did. MP3 players (except Apple's) also doubled as convenient portable USB mass storage devices. Before that, floppies and null modem cables (remember those?) were pretty popular.