[hoten]

Is this satire? It really reads like that one infamous post on the Dropbox HN announcement...

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224

For every one person who'd want to do it the better DIY way, there are 10000s that can't (or won't), but would still find value in the service.

[pants2]

For the record I sync my files using a method similar to that user, rather than using Dropbox. I imagine plenty of HN users do the same. I'm making this recommendation to other hackers on here who don't mind getting their hands dirty.

[geraldhh]

"the dropbox comment" is noteworthy because it mischaracterized the business value of a more accessible solution.

nonetheless, there are ppl whose needs do not exceed their skills