Good article, but I think the reference to Dropbox is a bit out of place.
Online backup/sync, which is what Dropbox does, was readily available when they arrived. The thing was, nobody was using these services because they were not straightforward enough to set up, or were too costly, etc. Dropbox "got that right", so to speak.
Good point. I was focused on how I use Dropbox today, which is to sync media between my various devices (this seems to be where the company seems to be heading). But Dropbox did win largely because of flawless product execution, and IIRC was initially focused on the backup problem.
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Good article, but I think the reference to Dropbox is a bit out of place.
Online backup/sync, which is what Dropbox does, was readily available when they arrived. The thing was, nobody was using these services because they were not straightforward enough to set up, or were too costly, etc. Dropbox "got that right", so to speak.
Good point. I was focused on how I use Dropbox today, which is to sync media between my various devices (this seems to be where the company seems to be heading). But Dropbox did win largely because of flawless product execution, and IIRC was initially focused on the backup problem.