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I don't know the Dropbox guys but I doubt they take investment advice from Techcrunch. It also doesn't seem likely that Dropbox with its 100 million users bough
by flexie 14y ago
I don't know the Dropbox guys but I doubt they take investment advice from Techcrunch. It also doesn't seem likely that Dropbox with its 100 million users bought Mailbox for their 750,000 users.
Why is it so hard for some people to stomach that maybe Dropbox bought Mailbox for the tech or the talent?
- antr 14y agoBoth stands are not mutually exclusive. I really like Mailbox, it really helps me manage my email better, this was no trivial technical/design execution. On the other hand, CrunchFund being an investor, and the fantastic duo being "contributors" to TC makes the cynic in me believe that the last four articles were more than "news".
- flexie 14y agoBut do you think that is what made Dropbox buy them or that it substantially influenced the price?
- antr 14y agoIn an indirect way, yes. Creating positive noise can attract more buyers/interest to the table, and that can put pressure on serious buyers like Dropbox to increase the price/make the offer sweeter. I really doubt it was only Dropbox knocking on Mailbox's door. Specially given the rumoured price (I also think there is a large equity component).