Comment on Dropbox introduces new API featuresparentComments−area51org13yIt's a step toward evolution: Dropbox becoming a platform and not just a cloudy app. I wonder, though, about the amount of storage available at the free level -- is it enough to support a true platform?−Selfcommit13yisn't dropbox built on top of amazon?Isn't it a platform on a platform at that point?−area51org13yYes, but that doesn't mean it can't work and add value. Heroku is built on EC2, for example.
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It's a step toward evolution: Dropbox becoming a platform and not just a cloudy app. I wonder, though, about the amount of storage available at the free level -- is it enough to support a true platform?
isn't dropbox built on top of amazon?
Isn't it a platform on a platform at that point?
Yes, but that doesn't mean it can't work and add value. Heroku is built on EC2, for example.