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Here is the thing: Dropbox has no business being anything other than a cloud storage solution. Stop trying to do everything, it's too difficult and too expensiv
by a0123 1y ago
Here is the thing: Dropbox has no business being anything other than a cloud storage solution. Stop trying to do everything, it's too difficult and too expensive. Find what you're great at, and just improve it little by little. Stop adding shit.
Never, ever used any additional Dropbox services. All I need it to do is be a reliable cloud storage. Nothing else.
- doctorpangloss 1y agoOkay… but then Google Drive is cheaper and has all these other features, so I switched to it, and stopped paying Dropbox, so I guess you’re wrong?
- typpilol 1y agoDropbox has one key advantage. Block based syncing.
- Wowfunhappy 1y agoOkay, but let's say Google implements that. Than Dropbox is toast, right? It's such a shame, because I absolutely believe that simpler products which focus on one thing and do it well are basically always a better user experience (and I personally try to use them wherever possible). But I think the business case is hard.
- typpilol 1y agoIf they did I'll switch to Google. It's the only reason I use Dropbox over others like OneDrive.
- hs86 1y agoDidn't Google add this in October 2024: https://support.google.com/a/answer/7577057?hl=en https://support.google.com/a/answer/7577057?hl=en The changelog states: "Added support for “differential” uploads. When large files are edited, Drive for desktop will now upload only the parts of the file that changed."
- typpilol 1y agoIf they did I'm jumping ship. Was literally my only reason for staying on Dropbox
- everfrustrated 1y agoTIL. For some reason I thought Drive for Desktop was discontinued years ago. Nice to see the regular updates.
- Mistletoe 1y agoLower the price below Google Drive and be better at being Google Drive than Google is. It wouldn't be that hard. You wouldn't need to be more expensive if you weren't pissing money away on acquisitions no one wants all the time.
- doctorpangloss 1y agoah yes, make your product cheaper than the same thing from company that has the greatest number of free software offerings with the largest user bases in the world
- mvdtnz 1y agoYou have no business telling anyone what their business is. Dropbox has "business" doing whatever they want to try to make great products, achieve their mission and turn over some cash.
- eviks 1y agoHow is it your business telling other people what to say? Isn't it similarly "whatever they want"?