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Re:Dropbox Is in Talks with Advisers for Possible 2017 IPO by the_watcher on Tuesday August 16, 2016 @02:08PM (#12299319)
> This level of stupidity

Why do you assume this is stupidity? Just because it annoys you doesn't make it stupid. For one, Dropbox makes exponentially more money from a Business user than an individual.

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Re:Dropbox Is in Talks with Advisers for Possible 2017 IPO by sdegutis on Tuesday August 16, 2016 @03:01PM (#12299741)
Because I'm definitely an individual user, and not a business.

But on every page, Dropbox's website has a box, that either says:

    Dropbox Business is here!

    [Free Trial]
or

    Dropbox Business is here! Only $12.50/month.

    [Upgrade now]
No matter how compelling an offer that is, it's completely irrelevant to me, since I am NOT a business.
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Re:Dropbox Is in Talks with Advisers for Possible 2017 IPO by the_watcher on Tuesday August 16, 2016 @05:00PM (#12300613)
That doesn't mean it's stupid to ask. Extrapolating what annoys you to the totality of users would be far, far dumber.
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Re:Dropbox Is in Talks with Advisers for Possible 2017 IPO by grzsrgdr on Tuesday August 16, 2016 @04:04PM (#12300233)
Ok, maybe someday Dropbox will link you to a public LinkedIn page, figure out that you are unlikely to run a business, and stop advertising that product to you. But until they have that capability, they seem to have come to the conclusion that marketting to everyone in the hopes that you are part of the highly profitable few % is worthwhile.
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Re:Dropbox Is in Talks with Advisers for Possible 2017 IPO by tedunangst on Tuesday August 16, 2016 @02:47PM (#12299632)
Indeed. It's clearly not annoying enough to deter anyone from logging in if they're still complaining about it.
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