I think you're comparing apples to oranges here. Dropbox was different and still is and came after Google and Microsoft were building their stuff. In this case

I think you're comparing apples to oranges here. Dropbox was different and still is and came after Google and Microsoft were building their stuff. In this case, LiveNinja was first, Google copied it, apparently building the exact same product. So, I'd read the original post as "please buy us" as well.