Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by graeme 3789 days ago
I very happily pay for Dropbox. I haven't found any of the alternatives as easy as Dropbox. The syncing is seamless.
2 comments

Me too. Dropbox is fast and simple, it's my "sneakernet" at home. I commonly copy files between a Mac and a PC for some projects I work on. Letting Dropbox handle the sync is the most simplistic way to go about it. Most of the files are 1GB or less, so it really doesn't take much time for them to sync, and I have the added bonus of backup and easy off-site access.

My dayjob uses Box, and it works OK, but has just never seemed unique enough to switch over too.

I think I have the $100/year or whatever it is Dropbox plan, I honestly don't even know. I don't seem to run out of space, and it doesn't cost very much so I just don't think about it at all. That, to me, is the hallmark of a valuable service.

I agree and I'm also a happy customer of Dropbox.

But how long will it be until OneDrive or iCloud Drive catch up? I have 1TB of OneDrive space for "free" with Office. I have plenty of spare space in my iCloud storage plan. If either of those two options catch up to Dropbox's reliability, why would I stay with Dropbox?

Long term, why will Dropbox survive?

Dropbox is much cheaper than either Office or an Apple device.
>Dropbox is much cheaper

[citation needed]

Office: http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Office-Personal-Year-Card/dp...

$57 for 1 year of Office + 1 TB of storage

Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/plans?trigger=homefoot $9.99 for 1 month of dropbox with 1TB (=> $120/year)

In addition to the points made by 'thesimon' about OneDrive pricing:

Apple's cloud storage offering includes 50GB ($12/year), and 200GB ($36/year) tiers. I'd bet 99% of Dropbox users could fit in one of those tiers and save a lot of money.

I have a 1TB OneDrive and 200GB iCloud, but I spend money on Dropbox because I trust them to be reliable. If the others catch up on reliability, where is the path for Dropbox's survival? (They're smart guys, so I'm sure they've thought about it)