Re:Dropbox silently installed new file manager app on users’...
by TeMPOraL on Friday July 19, 2019 @12:12PM
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How this should look like, in a more perfect world:
- The "unobtrusive folder-that-sync app" is produced by multiple parties following a standardized protocol.
- The cloud storage server is handled and secured by different businesses, all following a standardized protocol.
- The user buys an app, and a cloud storage service, and they talk together.
I wonder what are the steps - cultural, technological, perhaps legal - to force SaaS vendors to cut their bullshit, unbundle distinct features, and start competing on merit instead of marketing budgets and control over user data?
- The "unobtrusive folder-that-sync app" is produced by multiple parties following a standardized protocol.
- The cloud storage server is handled and secured by different businesses, all following a standardized protocol.
- The user buys an app, and a cloud storage service, and they talk together.
I wonder what are the steps - cultural, technological, perhaps legal - to force SaaS vendors to cut their bullshit, unbundle distinct features, and start competing on merit instead of marketing budgets and control over user data?