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Re:Dropbox: The hottest startup you've never heard of by code_duck on Wednesday March 16, 2011 @04:37PM (#2333779)
That's the thing - Apple and Microsoft have both had somewhat similar offerings, but in some way they were not as user-friendly, or were not presented to users properly (Apple has iDisk, or something like that).

For LAN use, cloud (external) storage isn't even needed though.

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Re:Dropbox: The hottest startup you've never heard of by dstein on Wednesday March 16, 2011 @05:51PM (#2334124)
I get the feeling that Apple is preparing another big push into this area. Between cloud-iTunes, the mega datacenter, and rumors of some sort of new iPad sync system they've got plans for sure.
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Re:Dropbox: The hottest startup you've never heard of by cageface on Thursday March 17, 2011 @06:19AM (#2335631)
It's a perfect example of the importance of execution. This isn't a new idea, but Dropbox was the first to make it dead simple & reliable.
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