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Hmm. What's interesting about it?

hnspirit 7y ago
Welcome to HN. Probably nothing and it's just a random data point as opposed to him still being there. Beyond that, it probably means something about Dropbox's current software.
desine 7y ago
Dropbox recently had some backlash, mostly due to them updating their OSX software that installed a new file manager without the user's explicit permission. Not sure if it's related, but they've had some issues with their tech stack lately https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20477958 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20477958
- dwoozle 7y ago
  Do you genuinely think the Dropbox CTO resigned because of some complaints about an app dialog.
  - cat199 7y ago
    Not the OP, but 'app dialogs' and their utility/uselessness are symptomatic of the underlying philosophy and business culture which made them a 'requirement' - so if the app dialog is undesirable, it carries implications about the internal environment in which it was developed, which may prompt someone to leave. alternately: this was the person pushing the undesirable things, and other people pushed that person out as 'bad news', or, this person couldn't push more 'bad things' through effectively enough to his own liking and so left.
    - jeremyjh 7y ago
      alternately: no relationship at all and this whole thread is just people dishing on their pet-peeves with the product.
      - esoterae 7y ago
        Where there's smoke, there's fire
  - stestagg 7y ago
    I, for one, recently cancelled my long term Dropbox subscription based on only a few similar stunts they’ve pulled. There’s anecdotal evidence that others have too.
- noahster11 7y ago
  Something else they received backlash for is them limiting devices on the free tier to only 3. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19925652 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19925652 https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/14/18265574/dropbox-3-device-limit-free-accounts-plus-professional https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/14/18265574/dropbox-3-device...
  - tracker1 7y ago
    This hit me hard a few weeks ago, and still is.. I've had a few hardware issues and had to (re)install a few times. Limiting access to 3 devices, I'm not sure about upgrading. I don't really need more space, and in fact most of what I really use it for I could get away with a private github/gitlab repo.

Welcome to HN. Probably nothing and it's just a random data point as opposed to him still being there. Beyond that, it probably means something about Dropbox's current software.

desine 7y ago

Dropbox recently had some backlash, mostly due to them updating their OSX software that installed a new file manager without the user's explicit permission. Not sure if it's related, but they've had some issues with their tech stack lately https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20477958 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20477958

dwoozle 7y ago
Do you genuinely think the Dropbox CTO resigned because of some complaints about an app dialog.
- cat199 7y ago
  Not the OP, but 'app dialogs' and their utility/uselessness are symptomatic of the underlying philosophy and business culture which made them a 'requirement' - so if the app dialog is undesirable, it carries implications about the internal environment in which it was developed, which may prompt someone to leave. alternately: this was the person pushing the undesirable things, and other people pushed that person out as 'bad news', or, this person couldn't push more 'bad things' through effectively enough to his own liking and so left.
  - jeremyjh 7y ago
    alternately: no relationship at all and this whole thread is just people dishing on their pet-peeves with the product.
    - esoterae 7y ago
      Where there's smoke, there's fire
- stestagg 7y ago
  I, for one, recently cancelled my long term Dropbox subscription based on only a few similar stunts they’ve pulled. There’s anecdotal evidence that others have too.
noahster11 7y ago
Something else they received backlash for is them limiting devices on the free tier to only 3. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19925652 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19925652 https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/14/18265574/dropbox-3-device-limit-free-accounts-plus-professional https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/14/18265574/dropbox-3-device...
- tracker1 7y ago
  This hit me hard a few weeks ago, and still is.. I've had a few hardware issues and had to (re)install a few times. Limiting access to 3 devices, I'm not sure about upgrading. I don't really need more space, and in fact most of what I really use it for I could get away with a private github/gitlab repo.