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This discussion reminds me of when Dropbox was at ShowHN and someone was commenting on how this could be done with FTP. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=88

This discussion reminds me of when Dropbox was at ShowHN and someone was commenting on how this could be done with FTP. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863

scott_w 3y ago
To be fair, the person asking the question genuinely is interested in the answer: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37858345 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37858345
eastbound 3y ago
I still haven’t purchased Dropbox. When the choice came up, it seemed important for our backups not to be made in USA. So, indeed, a very cool replacement was SSH. I still don’t know anyone who didn’t leave Dropbox after they jacked up the prices. A USB key is much cheaper (and reliable, at the rate at which Dropbox nukes accounts that they deem not compliant with whatever policy).
- solardev 3y ago
  Most people I know just went with their cloud provider's sync solution once everyone added one (GDrive, iCloud, Amazon photos, OneDrive, Creative Cloud, etc.) Can't remember the last time I saw a USB key in use anymore. The cloud stuff is convenient, but it quickly became a commoditu Dropbox is still better in some small ways (like delta syncs) but it wasn't enough I guess.
  - mikeyouse 3y ago
    It's amusing to see "but it wasn't enough I guess" in relation to a profitable $10 billion company with 3,000 employees. That's a pretty good outcome!
    - solardev 3y ago
      True! It's still a useful product, but the pressure to keep getting huge-r is always there I guess. I knew someone who worked there and they seemed pretty desperate for new initiatives (like the failed Paper). Most of their competitors have online storage as part of their product portfolio. I don't know of anything else major that Dropbox does...
    - eastbound 3y ago
      Well, it’s relevant: Atlassian launched a paid issue tracker in 2003 when the open-source Mantis was all the rage. There is always room for a smooth paid service compared to the rough free one. Android and Linux vs twice-more-expensive Apple.
- ajkjk 3y ago
  > I still don’t know anyone who didn’t leave Dropbox after they jacked up the prices. Funny, I don't know anyone who did.
antonjs 3y ago
No wireless. Less space than a Nomad. Lame.[1] [1] https://m.slashdot.org/story/21026 https://m.slashdot.org/story/21026

scott_w 3y ago

To be fair, the person asking the question genuinely is interested in the answer: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37858345 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37858345

eastbound 3y ago

I still haven’t purchased Dropbox. When the choice came up, it seemed important for our backups not to be made in USA. So, indeed, a very cool replacement was SSH. I still don’t know anyone who didn’t leave Dropbox after they jacked up the prices. A USB key is much cheaper (and reliable, at the rate at which Dropbox nukes accounts that they deem not compliant with whatever policy).

solardev 3y ago
Most people I know just went with their cloud provider's sync solution once everyone added one (GDrive, iCloud, Amazon photos, OneDrive, Creative Cloud, etc.) Can't remember the last time I saw a USB key in use anymore. The cloud stuff is convenient, but it quickly became a commoditu Dropbox is still better in some small ways (like delta syncs) but it wasn't enough I guess.
- mikeyouse 3y ago
  It's amusing to see "but it wasn't enough I guess" in relation to a profitable $10 billion company with 3,000 employees. That's a pretty good outcome!
  - solardev 3y ago
    True! It's still a useful product, but the pressure to keep getting huge-r is always there I guess. I knew someone who worked there and they seemed pretty desperate for new initiatives (like the failed Paper). Most of their competitors have online storage as part of their product portfolio. I don't know of anything else major that Dropbox does...
  - eastbound 3y ago
    Well, it’s relevant: Atlassian launched a paid issue tracker in 2003 when the open-source Mantis was all the rage. There is always room for a smooth paid service compared to the rough free one. Android and Linux vs twice-more-expensive Apple.
ajkjk 3y ago
> I still don’t know anyone who didn’t leave Dropbox after they jacked up the prices. Funny, I don't know anyone who did.

antonjs 3y ago

No wireless. Less space than a Nomad. Lame.[1] [1] https://m.slashdot.org/story/21026 https://m.slashdot.org/story/21026