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Seems a bit like setting an anchor for a buyout. I have a feeling a 4 billion offer by Google/MS/Amazon would be accepted very quickly even if it was very littl

by kriro 13y ago

Seems a bit like setting an anchor for a buyout. I have a feeling a 4 billion offer by Google/MS/Amazon would be accepted very quickly even if it was very little cash/all stock. Maybe my sense is very wrong but it seems like a decent time to get bought out timing wise.

AhtiK 13y ago
IPO
rubberband 13y ago
Google or Microsoft won't buy them. They're hedging their bet that this technology will be a commodity soon (Google Drive and SkyDrive). It doesn't really fit in Amazon's universe. They already told Apple to screw (albeit only at 800M). I think that Drew is a True Believer, where he thinks there is tremendous growth potential in this space. And hell, anything's possible. Who would have thought that such a simple idea, done extremely well, would have such potential.
- objclxt 13y ago
  > It doesn't really fit in Amazon's universe. Surely Dropbox must be one of AWS's biggest clients? It may not make sense for Amazon to buy them, but the more money Dropbox makes the more money Amazon make (at least whilst Dropbox are still using S3).
- will_work4tears 13y ago
  Not sure if you are aware of it, but Amazon has a share in this space too, Amazon Cloud Drive[1] [1]- http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=cd_def/186-4662895-8664732?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0&docId=1000828861 http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=cd_def/186-4662895...
  - rubberband 13y ago
    Aah you're correct; I had forgotten about that. I suppose syncing all someone's Amazon-related files makes sense in a way. Kindle, MP3 purchases, etc. I may be wrong, but I don't think Dropbox has a technology which is Earth-shatteringly better than than its competitors, although I agree it is the best in the space. And heck, if Amazon bought them, they'd lose all that sweet sweet revenue from Dropbox ^_^.

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Seems a bit like setting an anchor for a buyout. I have a feeling a 4 billion offer by Google/MS/Amazon would be accepted very quickly even if it was very littl

by kriro 13y ago

AhtiK 13y ago
IPO
rubberband 13y ago
Google or Microsoft won't buy them. They're hedging their bet that this technology will be a commodity soon (Google Drive and SkyDrive). It doesn't really fit in Amazon's universe. They already told Apple to screw (albeit only at 800M). I think that Drew is a True Believer, where he thinks there is tremendous growth potential in this space. And hell, anything's possible. Who would have thought that such a simple idea, done extremely well, would have such potential.
- objclxt 13y ago
  > It doesn't really fit in Amazon's universe. Surely Dropbox must be one of AWS's biggest clients? It may not make sense for Amazon to buy them, but the more money Dropbox makes the more money Amazon make (at least whilst Dropbox are still using S3).
- will_work4tears 13y ago
  Not sure if you are aware of it, but Amazon has a share in this space too, Amazon Cloud Drive[1] [1]- http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=cd_def/186-4662895-8664732?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0&docId=1000828861 http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=cd_def/186-4662895...
  - rubberband 13y ago
    Aah you're correct; I had forgotten about that. I suppose syncing all someone's Amazon-related files makes sense in a way. Kindle, MP3 purchases, etc. I may be wrong, but I don't think Dropbox has a technology which is Earth-shatteringly better than than its competitors, although I agree it is the best in the space. And heck, if Amazon bought them, they'd lose all that sweet sweet revenue from Dropbox ^_^.