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Is Dropbox still involved with this at all? It surprises me that Dropbox didn't integrate Zulip better, or combine it with Dropbox, Paper etc.. to create some k
by awill 6y ago
Is Dropbox still involved with this at all?
It surprises me that Dropbox didn't integrate Zulip better, or combine it with Dropbox, Paper etc.. to create some kind of G Suite competitor.
- price 6y agoDropbox is not involved with Zulip. I'm not sure we've ever posted a good canonical write-up of that story, but here's a version I wrote a couple of years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17629329 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17629329
- awill 6y agoThanks for the background. So it sounds like Zulip was purely an acquihire.
- lwf 6y ago[First engineer at Zulip; work at Dropbox] Portions of Zulip's backend were used to power some Dropbox features in 2014-16, but the product itself wasn't further integrated. In any case, I'm proud of how we handled the handoff to OSS and a sustainable independent stewardship org. I have https://ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com/post/146708555778/zulip https://ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com/post/146708555778/zu... framed on my wall.