[DHowett]

Dropbox has been becoming increasingly user-hostile for a great while now, and it all centers around the deprecation of the Public folder.

I think this change primarily serves to funnel downstream content viewers to the shared file "landing page". That landing page is filled with valuable screen real-estate that Dropbox can use to promote itself.

That page is a usability nightmare, too. Photos can't be zoomed to full size on certain screen configurations, videos are served transcoded, and many other file types that the browser can render natively are flagged as "undisplayable". File content will often become unavailable or hidden behind a full-splash "create a Dropbox account!" affordance that pays no heed to whether you're logged in, a customer, or just a casual observer.

[lathiat]

This drives me bananas every time someone links me through DropBox. I actively dislike people sharing stuff to me with DropBox.

Would make sense to make for a free product but if people are paying and this is still broken, seems a bit stupid.

Actually... now that I think about it; what annoys me most is the fact that it pops up a login box. If it was just on the side not covering the content I probably wouldn't dislike it so much.