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You know what's really cool about this? Microsoft and Apple have both taken stabs at this problem multiple times. The companies that make the operating systems
by mrshoe 17y ago
You know what's really cool about this? Microsoft and Apple have both taken stabs at this problem multiple times. The companies that make the operating systems on about 99% of PCs have both tried this. They've had some success at it, but it's never been a killer app or a feature that people rave about.
Knowing that, dhouston still created DropBox. He did a fantastic job. He knocked it out of the park. Now 2 million people have used the thing and he's well on his way to building a very successful business with it.
Don't let the big guys scare you.
- Elepsis 17y agoI suspect people underestimate how successful Microsoft and Apple have been with their competitive services.
- huhtenberg 17y agoCare to elaborate ?
- s3graham 17y agoAnecdotally, I see FolderShare quite widely used. I have no idea how number of users compares to DropBox though.
- zemoo 17y agoFolderShare was acquired. I don't know if Microsoft has done a terrible lot with the program since the acquisition to be able to claim the success as its own.
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- commiebob 17y agoI think what he's getting at is that if Microsoft has a similar product and they gained 2 million users, it would not be seen as impressive, because that is still far less than 1% of all Windows users. So, while Microsoft may have a competing product with many millions of users, at their scale it doesn't get the same recognition as a startup gaining 2 million users.
- lucifer 17y ago(Just) Curios why you point out the technical angle of their achievement but don't mention aferdowsi. Doesn't he deserve any credit as the CTO?
- mrshoe 17y agoI wasn't attempting to dole out credit. I was highlighting the fact that dhouston was brave enough to start DropBox in the face of circumstances that would probably have deterred many of us. The whole team deserves a ton of credit for what they've accomplished.