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I have a few qualms with this PE Target: 1. For a Linux user, you can already build such a system yourself quite trivially by getting an FTP account, mounting
by blitzar 2mo ago
I have a few qualms with this PE Target:
1. For a Linux user, you can already build such a system yourself quite trivially by getting an FTP account, mounting it locally with curlftpfs, and then using SVN or CVS on the mounted filesystem. From Windows or Mac, this FTP account could be accessed through built-in software.
2. It doesn't actually replace a USB drive. Most people I know e-mail files to themselves or host them somewhere online to be able to perform presentations, but they still carry a USB drive in case there are connectivity problems. This does not solve the connectivity issue.
3. It does not seem very "viral" or income-generating. I know this is premature at this point, but without charging users for the service, is it reasonable to expect to make money off of this?
- Taikhoom10 2mo agoIt is primarily a switching-cost-enabled cash cow.
- voidUpdate 2mo agoJoe Public has no idea what an "FTP" is and just wants a program they can download that does it all for them
- mr_mitm 2mo agoIt's a reference to this infamous post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224
- voidUpdate 2mo agoOh, I didn't know about that
- mickael-kerjean 2mo ago> From Windows or Mac, this FTP account could be accessed through built-in software. This is exactly what I've done: https://github.com/mickael-kerjean/fdrive https://github.com/mickael-kerjean/fdrive https://github.com/mickael-kerjean/filestash https://github.com/mickael-kerjean/filestash
- aitchnyu 2mo agoThe same comment to bookend the era between "Dropbox is live!" and "Dropbox should be acquired".
- sumedh 2mo agoWe have come full circle.
- fl0id 2mo agosorry but this is just dumb. sure, there are a number of ways you can diy this. Congrats, you picked the most annoying and least secure one, that is not even remotely comparable.