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I'd still assume that the bulk of Dropbox users are the kind who wouldn't want to figure out `rsync`. For better or worse, even enough grad students at MIT (wh
by neilv 3y ago
I'd still assume that the bulk of Dropbox users are the kind who wouldn't want to figure out `rsync`.
For better or worse, even enough grad students at MIT (which used to be one of the more computers-clueful places) used Dropbox so heavily that they included the Dropbox logo on the grad class ring:
https://thetech.com/2013/09/06/gradrat-v133-n35 https://thetech.com/2013/09/06/gradrat-v133-n35
The class rings have considerable symbolism, and are very important to some. I've heard that the rings can also be real icebreakers at some startup events (between people with MIT connections):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_class_ring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_class_ring
- zozbot234 3y ago> I'd still assume that the bulk of Dropbox users are the kind who wouldn't want to figure out `rsync`. That's because OS's don't bother to support rsync with good UX. That's what the old "My Briefcase" feature in Windows 9x was all about. It even had special-case support for difference merging (or "reconciliation") which rsync alone doesn't quite provide.
- rchaud 3y agoAverage users don't want to figure anything out: adblockers, torrents, cloud sync, you name it. It's only when they get screwed by the vendor that they realize that having a non-commercial, non-enshittified alternative is crucial to counterbalance tech company malfeasance.