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I tried to like Google Drive, It was half the price of Dropbox and being a poor student I really needed the alternative. After a month I closed Drive down and
by josephagoss 14y ago
I tried to like Google Drive, It was half the price of Dropbox and being a poor student I really needed the alternative.
After a month I closed Drive down and went entirely over to Dropbox, it wasn't just one thing but many many little things that just showed how bad Google can be at desktop software. You get this feeling they hate the desktop and want it all to be online.
Dropbox is so easy to use and does everything very well. I really wish it was a little cheaper though.
- Evbn 14y agoGoogle's hate for the desktop is extremely well advertised, and is their core value proposition.
- walls 14y agoYou mean you don't love having to manually 'retry all' on 'unsyncable files' every day?
- josephagoss 14y agoHaha wow! Now your bringing back memories! I never understood this, Dropbox never had this issue and I don't think dropbox even has a "retry" dialog!
- nvr219 14y agoIt's no secret that google hates the desktop. I remember getting a sales call from Google to move one of my clients from Exchange to Google Apps. When I asked about Outlook integration the rep was very upfront that Google's goal for Outlook integration is merely to get users comfortable with the transition to full-on web client. Doing everything online is Google's whole thing.