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So we've finally come full circle. Wasn't Dropbox created because the founders were sick of emailing themselves files? IRONY!
by dkrich 15y ago
So we've finally come full circle. Wasn't Dropbox created because the founders were sick of emailing themselves files? IRONY!
- patrickod 15y agoI thought the idea arose when Drew lost his coveted USB key? [1] The frustration, however, of emailing files to himself no doubt helped in pushing him over the edge. [1] - http://www.forbes.com/sites/victoriabarret/2011/10/18/dropbox-the-inside-story-of-techs-hottest-startup/2/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/victoriabarret/2011/10/18/dropbo...
- vecter 15y agoThere's a qualitative difference here, which is that the emailed file will be permanently backed up and synced to all other computers which have your Dropbox installed. When you're on those other N computers, you don't have to go to your inbox to download the file N times, not to mention edits on any one computer will be synced also.
- brackin 15y agoI'm afraid I can't access Dropbox everywhere, in fact most places where I need it and use an iPhone so when moving files around Email is the easiest for me.