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Dropbox and Youtube always spring to mind. There were Dropbox solutions for YEARS before they came around. Even Microsoft had one (well before OneDrive) they
by cpayne 10y ago
Dropbox and Youtube always spring to mind. There were Dropbox solutions for YEARS before they came around.
Even Microsoft had one (well before OneDrive) they gave away for free - still, Dropbox came to the top.
And Youtube and a bunch of clones.
Go back even further:
MS Word - Wordperfect
Excel - Lotus 123
Just about every dinky database - MS Access
- flukus 10y agoYoutube in particular. I think it was about timing, broadband was just getting to the critical point where even grandma could watch videos. But people were trying to make youtube in the mid 90's.