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by august125 2167 days ago
What really irritated me was the suddenly imposed three device sync limit. Being forced to pay for 2 TB when I didn't need any more space than I already had just to get my files on all my computers really rubbed me the wrong way. Like you, I wish there was a 5 GB / $3/month plan.

On top of that, they're losing sight of the deep OS integration that made them so appealing to Steve Jobs. When a screenshot is automatically saved to Dropbox I'm no longer presented with the option to "Show in Finder" but instead "Show in Dropbox" which instead of snapping open a Finder window slowly launches their kludgy app that isn't at all visually or functionally harmonious with macOS.

2 comments

How many people do you think there are that would be willing to pay $3/month but not $10/month?

How many people who currently pay $10/month would drop down to a $3/month plan if given the option?

I'm fairly certain the math on this paints a clear picture: Offering a $3/month plan would cost them more than it makes them.

How many people need 2TB or even 1TB / 500GB of St orange on Dropbox? Mostly companies and persons that use it for profit.

For me 100 GB or even 50 GB and no device limit (!) is enough. Give me that for $12 a year and I won't look for alternatives.

How many people would use that? I think more than the $10/month plan.

Although I never had more than 3 devices connected to Dropbox at sane time; but Dropbox Camera Upload used to rename all the photos to time & date it uploaded; I will have same photo with it's correct time n date took as name in my phone, & it's copy with a different name in Dropbox. I used other sync apps to connect & sync my Camera folder to Dropbox, like FolderSyncPro. Apps like that can connect from any number of devices.