Re:The Economics of Dropbox
by Emore on Thursday April 21, 2011 @09:02AM
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The interesting question is then: how can Dropbox make more profit? By wiggling the conversion rate only?
Preferably, they are working at tangential services that leverage the data that is already stored, capitalizing on their assets more than once (i.e. normal Dropbox usage).
Ideas? I for one love the idea of integrating one's repository of files wherever relevant. Say, accessing your Dropbox/Documents in Gmail, your Dropbox/Photos in Flickr etc. If Facebook is the internet of social, Dropbox may very well be the internet of files, removing the barrier between online/offline even further. I'd pay for that.
Preferably, they are working at tangential services that leverage the data that is already stored, capitalizing on their assets more than once (i.e. normal Dropbox usage).
Ideas? I for one love the idea of integrating one's repository of files wherever relevant. Say, accessing your Dropbox/Documents in Gmail, your Dropbox/Photos in Flickr etc. If Facebook is the internet of social, Dropbox may very well be the internet of files, removing the barrier between online/offline even further. I'd pay for that.