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I simply don't believe this story. If you have $100+ million to throw at as fundamentally simple a product as Dropbox is, you have more than enough to make a g

I simply don't believe this story. If you have $100+ million to throw at as fundamentally simple a product as Dropbox is, you have more than enough to make a good clone of it. It's not like Jobs can deny it now.

badclient 15y ago
you have more than enough to make a good clone of it You are being naive if you think that given enough money, you can clone any product. That's simply false, especially for large orgs where more money invested towards a project can even become more of a problem than aid.
- Semiapies 15y ago
  Sounds like someone once read a blog post about The Mythical Man-Month! Hint: lots of companies that aren't five guys and a GitHub account produce software. Apple is one of them, and DropBox isn't that mysterious a product.
  - badclient 15y ago
    Let's not change the topic of debate. The topic of debate never was whether Apple can produce software. It was whether Apple can achieve the same goals or even better by building instead of acquiring Dropbox mostly because they have money. I believe the answer is no.
    - Semiapies 15y ago
      There is no "topic of debate", there's just you making inane remarks and my observing that you're full of shit.
Woost 15y ago
Plus there's the issue of time: If you have 100+million to throw at something and get it right now(in 6 months after due diligence), or spend the 100 mil on an in house project, wait 3 years, and get it then...which would you take? Personally, if I had that kind of money to throw around, I'd want it now, so I can start implementing my vision now. Don't take the numbers here too literally, 3 years might only be 1 year. I highly doubt it'd be less than that, given Apple's size.
- Semiapies 15y ago
  Why on Earth would you think it would take $100 million or more to do this? Why would Apple (or any other OS company) be in a hurry to get this product?

badclient 15y ago

you have more than enough to make a good clone of it You are being naive if you think that given enough money, you can clone any product. That's simply false, especially for large orgs where more money invested towards a project can even become more of a problem than aid.

Semiapies 15y ago
Sounds like someone once read a blog post about The Mythical Man-Month! Hint: lots of companies that aren't five guys and a GitHub account produce software. Apple is one of them, and DropBox isn't that mysterious a product.
- badclient 15y ago
  Let's not change the topic of debate. The topic of debate never was whether Apple can produce software. It was whether Apple can achieve the same goals or even better by building instead of acquiring Dropbox mostly because they have money. I believe the answer is no.
  - Semiapies 15y ago
    There is no "topic of debate", there's just you making inane remarks and my observing that you're full of shit.

Woost 15y ago

Plus there's the issue of time: If you have 100+million to throw at something and get it right now(in 6 months after due diligence), or spend the 100 mil on an in house project, wait 3 years, and get it then...which would you take? Personally, if I had that kind of money to throw around, I'd want it now, so I can start implementing my vision now. Don't take the numbers here too literally, 3 years might only be 1 year. I highly doubt it'd be less than that, given Apple's size.

Semiapies 15y ago
Why on Earth would you think it would take $100 million or more to do this? Why would Apple (or any other OS company) be in a hurry to get this product?