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It really does suck. I think the worst thing is that now it’s all bells and whistles I don’t feel like I can properly trust it not to have changed settings on m
by saaaaaam 7y ago
It really does suck. I think the worst thing is that now it’s all bells and whistles I don’t feel like I can properly trust it not to have changed settings on my files, or accidentally shared things with people it shouldn’t be sharing things with. The complications feel like that suddenly becomes many times more likely. I don’t want another social network. I don’t want a file based media “experience”. I don’t want to have to get my head round “features”. I just want a folder that syncs across my devices without me having to do anything.
Call me a Luddite, but the thing I’ve paid Dropbox for seven years for is its “set and forget” simplicity. I’ve paid them hundreds and hundreds of dollars and I’m pretty sure they just lost me.
- ryandrake 7y agoYou’re not a Luddite. You’re a normal tech consumer who found a product that does that one thing you need really well, and you simply want the company to continue doing it well. So many tech companies can’t seem to manage to not change the thing that is great. Just fix the bugs! Don’t add a social network. Don’t add a chat feature. Don’t add notifications and loot boxes. Don’t redesign the UI every year. Just keep being the best at that core thing you do! Why do so many tech companies fail to do this?
- thatoneuser 7y agoI'd assume it's corps blindly following metrics. "Apps with a chat feature increase engagement by 50%!!!". Hm well that correlates with more retention thus profit so let's do that. I guess the unknown for me is are these bone headed moves overall the better choice? Are they getting more by flipping off people like here in HN or is the blind metric following actually losing them more than gaining?
- winrid 7y agoBecause leadership doesn't realize you can build a great company selling toilet paper. They think they increase their chances of profitability by adding breadth instead of depth.
- michaelhoney 7y agoGot it. Toilet paper, but 6 inches wide?
- mixmastamyk 7y agoStock markets demand growth, which drive executive compensation.