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Why i like and dislike DBX (note: i'm completely on AAPL ecosystem in HW):

+ sync works better than any other out there

+ its quick in sync esp between other machines in same network

+ sharing folders and links is much easier than other including iCloud

+ developer adaptation is high on mobile apps which is turning out to be increasingly valuable last year or so

- expensive and limitation of option plans

- extremely poor biz plans and tools, esp if you're a startup

- privacy: hugely concerned about it and haven't heard much from their comms teams about what they are doing to protect me or providing backdoors or govt snooping. (better to move to iCloud for personal info)

- no new noteworthy features - almost 'feels' like the product is stuck in 2012 era

- MS and DBX integration sounds awesome on paper, i have had an incredibly frustrating time using it. Both companies are pointing finger at each other for live editing and sharing.

Once developers start offering iCloud as sync option often, i'll move over.

Edit: formatting




I can't blame Dropbox for the Microsoft thing -- Microsoft hasn't figured that out in a decade in SharePoint.

Mostly DBX makes me sad, as there is so much potential there. I also find it frustrating that they cannot come up with a pricing model that allows me to actually give them money.


You have two choices on privacy: encrypt at the client (that means no web sharing from random machines), or be vulnerable to spying.


| - expensive and limitation of option plans

This stopped me from becoming a paying customer for years. I had 20GB of free space from referrals and it's a big leap from not quite enough space for nothing to too much space for a $100/yr. I started using the free space from Google and Box for my overflow while waiting for Dropbox to offer a $50/yr plan... and I blinked first.

The Google and Box clients are serious contenders for dethroning iTunes as the worst software on my computer. Dropbox just friggin' works and I've never noticed it crash or have a negative impact on any computer I've put it on.

My first renewal is in four months. Maybe I'll find some time to give ownCloud a try before then... or maybe not.


You have a pocket computer that's really good at storing random bytes. Store a decryption key there, and get it into your random browser's memory via QR code or encoded mnemonic phrase. The UX is hard, but probably solvable.




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