Sure, and instead of Dropbox I could get an FTP account, mount it locally with curlftpfs, and then use SVN or CVS on the mounted filesystem [1]. :-D All kiddin

Sure, and instead of Dropbox I could get an FTP account, mount it locally with curlftpfs, and then use SVN or CVS on the mounted filesystem [1]. :-D All kidding aside, I think there is value in convenience. Whether or not that value is >= $1500 + $40/mo is a personal question (not saying that such a person exists in any meaningful quantity). I'm not really interested in this product either, but I'm also sure there are a lot of things I spend money on that others would find incomprehensible. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863