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I think this is a great idea but I think Dropbox has a pretty well established brand name. My guess is that most people aren't going to find the need to switch.

by hndl 15y ago

I think this is a great idea but I think Dropbox has a pretty well established brand name. My guess is that most people aren't going to find the need to switch. The ones who might make the switch are the paranoid folks who would think this is some sort of more secure way to sync. The idea is nice but the challenge, IMO, will be in marketing this.

eli 15y ago
Dropbox is also kinda expensive. $125/year per user starts to add up if you've got a lot of users.
- hndl 15y ago
  How did you arrive at $125/user? A link for the unaware?
  - tomku 15y ago
    $125/user is the amount it costs to add another user to a Dropbox for Teams account after your first five users. https://www2.dropbox.com/teams/pricing https://www2.dropbox.com/teams/pricing
- typicalrunt 15y ago
  It depends on your financial situation in life. Instead of thinking "expensive" versus "cheap" -- because they're just words with no clear definition -- you need to think about the cost for what you are getting. $125/year is just over $10/month. Nowadays in the US/UK/Canada, that's about 2 cups of coffee at Starbucks. For that price, you are receiving 1TB of backup space for yourself. Each person is $10/month, which is useful if you need to collaborate and not worry about setup. Insurance on your home always varies, but usually runs about $50-100 per month. And that's just the price you pay for when things are going well. For me, there's a cost to peace of mind and the ability for me to save time in my life to do things other than maintenance. FWIW, I look at Dropbox as a monthly insurance premium to ensure that my files will always be around and I don't need to worry that my in-home RAID server must blow up at any time.
  - eli 15y ago
    I was actually thinking of B2B. $125/user isn't a lot for one person, but it is for 50. And I would imagine most businesses have some (worse) system for sharing files already...

by hndl 15y ago

eli 15y ago

Dropbox is also kinda expensive. $125/year per user starts to add up if you've got a lot of users.

hndl 15y ago
How did you arrive at $125/user? A link for the unaware?
- tomku 15y ago
  $125/user is the amount it costs to add another user to a Dropbox for Teams account after your first five users. https://www2.dropbox.com/teams/pricing https://www2.dropbox.com/teams/pricing
typicalrunt 15y ago
It depends on your financial situation in life. Instead of thinking "expensive" versus "cheap" -- because they're just words with no clear definition -- you need to think about the cost for what you are getting. $125/year is just over $10/month. Nowadays in the US/UK/Canada, that's about 2 cups of coffee at Starbucks. For that price, you are receiving 1TB of backup space for yourself. Each person is $10/month, which is useful if you need to collaborate and not worry about setup. Insurance on your home always varies, but usually runs about $50-100 per month. And that's just the price you pay for when things are going well. For me, there's a cost to peace of mind and the ability for me to save time in my life to do things other than maintenance. FWIW, I look at Dropbox as a monthly insurance premium to ensure that my files will always be around and I don't need to worry that my in-home RAID server must blow up at any time.
- eli 15y ago
  I was actually thinking of B2B. $125/user isn't a lot for one person, but it is for 50. And I would imagine most businesses have some (worse) system for sharing files already...