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I don't think there's a consensus. I've stopped using Dropbox due to that choice, but their success tells me that this is not too problematic for most of their
by probably_wrong 9y ago
I don't think there's a consensus. I've stopped using Dropbox due to that choice, but their success tells me that this is not too problematic for most of their users. I think it's one of those things were the product is just too good for people to quit, even if they disagree with the business practices.
- mateuszf 9y ago> I think it's one of those things were the product is just too good for people to quit, even if they disagree with the business practices. This or most users don't even know/care about the company / software. They just installed it to solve a problem and it works fine
- wepple 9y agoThis may be highly anecdotal, but I’m a Dropbox user, live in the US, read HN probably daily, and still don’t know much about Condoleeza Rice or why it would be good or bad having her on the board. Very much installed it to solve a problem and it works fine (But now I guess i have some reading to do)
- xevb3k 9y agoSome information is available here: http://www.drop-dropbox.com http://www.drop-dropbox.com
- NullPrefix 9y agoHow would that be different from Mozilla's Brendan?
- mikepurvis 9y agoI'm not a Dropbox user, so I don't really have a stake in this fight, but I think it's pretty different. Eich using his personal resources to support a personal social/political cause is not at all the same as being a politician who was part of the senior executive circle of the Bush administration.
- nicolas_t 9y agoI also dropped dropbox because of that but I doubt it has much of an effect on their user base. Most people I know don't care that much (even people who care about politics)