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I'm curious as to why you think Dropbox isn't a good example. You can walk away at any time and all your data is still exactly where it was last sync'd. That
by roc 15y ago
I'm curious as to why you think Dropbox isn't a good example. You can walk away at any time and all your data is still exactly where it was last sync'd. That seems to be ideal.
- jmathai 15y agoNot if you decide you don't want to use Dropbox anymore. Your data is tied to their service (and terms of use and privacy policy and pricing).
- ugh 15y agoWhat?! That’s not how Dropbox works. The Dropbox app creates a local copy of your data that will sync with your data in the cloud. The result of this is that you always have a local copy of your data. If you stop using Dropbox all the data remains where it is on your computer.
- jmathai 15y agoOk, you do have (kinda) a point with Dropbox since they store the file locally on all computers. What I'm saying though, is that the cloud storage (not local) can be decoupled from the service. Such that if I decide I don't want to use Dropbox anymore, I still have a access copy of my files in the cloud - just not via the Dropbox software. Imagine if Dropbox sync'ed your local files with your personal Amazon S3 bucket. That's what I'm hinting at.