[ant6n]

Replace everybody's hard-drive with a dropbox, shared across every device they own.

Why shouldn't they IPO, it's basically the last funding round? Even if they were done growing and ready to start paying dividends now, what would be bad about that?

[TheSpiceIsLife]

I'm having trouble understanding what the benefits are of going public for Dropbox. Increased financial reporting and the fiduciary duty to shareholders.

I suspect, as the article implies "there is increasing pressure to go pubic as investors look to cash out.

What features or new products could Dropbox develop with a few hundred million at they couldn't without?

I think the investors just want to cash out. If there was huge throw potential wouldn't they continue to raise VC money?

[hkmurakami]

Yes VC fund vintages are likely maturing.