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I think it would be bad for Dropbox and for users if Apple bought them. Poor fit. One of Dropbox's strengths is that it's good at synching across multiple OS's

I think it would be bad for Dropbox and for users if Apple bought them. Poor fit. One of Dropbox's strengths is that it's good at synching across multiple OS's and devices, from different vendors. Dropbox when independent has incentive to support Windows and Linux well. If Apple bought them they would be incented to cause/allow the Windows and Linux clients to become inferior, and would not necessarily have any incentive to add support for new platforms when they came along. Apple wants to be your single vendor solution, with vertical control. Dropbox is inherently a "horizontal" service.

barredo 16y ago
You made a good point. But Dropbox it's a fantastic app in Windows and Linux too, and I guess that after PC vs Mac, Apple is going to come up with a new ad strategy "Mac is better"-ish again. Safari and iTunes for Windows (as well as iPod and iPhone) are Apple's bait to get users ditch their PCs and buy a Mac. (Well, they are substandard apps, but the intention was/is that). So I guess Apple could offer the best online sync experience with Dropbox and use it to say: "See? Now you can switch to Mac and instantly use all your documents you had on Windows! Isn't that great?"