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arrow-up1125arrow-down1external-linkDropbox lays off 20% of staff, says it overinvested and underperformedarstechnica.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareRubberDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·21 days agoWhy does dropbox exist. For the same money Microsoft offers equal storage, plus office.
minus-squareAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·21 days agoOne advantage of Dropbox is that it is not that integrated into Windows/office. I use Dropbox, albeit I have an old free account with much more storage than their 2GB base.
minus-squarephoneymouse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·21 days agoI always wondered this too. It was a good idea 15 years ago. But, they don’t offer enough to justify the price. Literally everyone offers cloud storage now and a million other features too.
Why does dropbox exist. For the same money Microsoft offers equal storage, plus office.
One advantage of Dropbox is that it is not that integrated into Windows/office.
I use Dropbox, albeit I have an old free account with much more storage than their 2GB base.
I always wondered this too. It was a good idea 15 years ago. But, they don’t offer enough to justify the price. Literally everyone offers cloud storage now and a million other features too.