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That reminds me of that Dropbox discussion, where some guy said it's not worth it because he can easily replace it with some FTP server.
by Double_a_92 3y ago
That reminds me of that Dropbox discussion, where some guy said it's not worth it because he can easily replace it with some FTP server.
- j45 3y agoSuch perspectives can wonder why their startups are not successful and users don’t adopt them
- latexr 3y agoThis meme needs to die and people should pay attention to the full conversation before making fun on it. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 It took one clarifying comment from the founder of Dropbox for BrandonM to understand and agree with the value proposition. The story of that comment is not “clueless power user doesn’t understand regular user needs”, it’s “user makes respectful criticism and changes their mind when confronted with compelling arguments”. That exchange is a prime example of what we should all strive to do, not a target of ridicule.