For the same reason people still refer to this reply on Dropbox announcement - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=92

For the same reason people still refer to this reply on Dropbox announcement - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 . Just because you can stitch together several commandline utilities, doesn't mean the endusers want it. This tool looks like it offers convenience, everything is in a single binary, and it's simple to use.