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by raverbashing 3035 days ago
> Dropbox could negotiate deals with the ISPs to "box out" smaller competitors. Maybe it costs them upfront but it also solidifies them in the market.

Yes, if you're a short sighted MBA that wants to encourage your own extortion

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Well, either way, their competitors are icloud/onedrive/googledrive... box'ing-out isnt going to be a successful strategy.
This describes a whole lot of business leaders.
That would be a shrewd business move unless the ISPs want to get into the same business.