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This started 2 months ago. I deleted Dropbox.

rangibaby 7y ago
I have a paid account and for awhile it kept nagging me to upgrade to a new and more expensive account tier and even added a nag to the right click context menu. I guess someone important complained, because things are mostly back to normal now
woutr_be 7y ago
I had Dropbox installed on all my devices, but wasn't really actively using it, that was until it kept asking me to upgrade to a paid account, that's when I moved all my files to iCloud and deleted my Dropbox account. Since I only use Apple products, I don't really have to worry about cross OS compatibility.
- damnyou 7y ago
  You may still want to worry about platform lock-in, if only for the option value of being able to leave when Apple inevitably makes a decision you disagree with.
  - judge2020 7y ago
    Files, other than backups and app data that's only useful for the actual devices, are pretty service-agnostic. All you need to do is to copy over everything to another service and you're up and running.
  - woutr_be 7y ago
    It's in the back of my head, when I feel the need to switch, I can easily copy all my files over. So not really worried about being locked-in with Apple.
  - toomuchtodo 7y ago
    No matter what decision Apple makes, it'll likely never be so bad I switch to Windows, Linux, or Android. Married to the ecosystem for better or worse.
    - copperx 7y ago
      I sometimes worry about becoming unemployed and then having my main machine die on me. I wouldn't be able to pay top dollar for an Apple machine. Using commodity hardware gives me peace of mind regarding this scenario, unlikely as it sounds.
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      - skinnymuch 7y ago
        Yep I’m married to the ecosystem as well, but if my main MacBook from early 2015 breaks in the next few months while not being employed, I’m not sure what I’d do. I mean I know I’d probably use my family’s older 2011 MacBook until I get a new MacBook later on. But if that MacBook isn’t available, I might have to switch.
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sidcool 7y ago
So you deleted the free service you were using when the service provided decided to charge for it?

I have a paid account and for awhile it kept nagging me to upgrade to a new and more expensive account tier and even added a nag to the right click context menu. I guess someone important complained, because things are mostly back to normal now

woutr_be 7y ago

I had Dropbox installed on all my devices, but wasn't really actively using it, that was until it kept asking me to upgrade to a paid account, that's when I moved all my files to iCloud and deleted my Dropbox account. Since I only use Apple products, I don't really have to worry about cross OS compatibility.

damnyou 7y ago
You may still want to worry about platform lock-in, if only for the option value of being able to leave when Apple inevitably makes a decision you disagree with.
- judge2020 7y ago
  Files, other than backups and app data that's only useful for the actual devices, are pretty service-agnostic. All you need to do is to copy over everything to another service and you're up and running.
- woutr_be 7y ago
  It's in the back of my head, when I feel the need to switch, I can easily copy all my files over. So not really worried about being locked-in with Apple.
- toomuchtodo 7y ago
  No matter what decision Apple makes, it'll likely never be so bad I switch to Windows, Linux, or Android. Married to the ecosystem for better or worse.
  - copperx 7y ago
    I sometimes worry about becoming unemployed and then having my main machine die on me. I wouldn't be able to pay top dollar for an Apple machine. Using commodity hardware gives me peace of mind regarding this scenario, unlikely as it sounds.
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    - skinnymuch 7y ago
      Yep I’m married to the ecosystem as well, but if my main MacBook from early 2015 breaks in the next few months while not being employed, I’m not sure what I’d do. I mean I know I’d probably use my family’s older 2011 MacBook until I get a new MacBook later on. But if that MacBook isn’t available, I might have to switch.

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sidcool 7y ago

So you deleted the free service you were using when the service provided decided to charge for it?