Re:Dropbox to cut 11% of its global workforce
by emptyparadise on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @11:52AM
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Why can't a good feature survive on the market?
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Re:Dropbox to cut 11% of its global workforce
by dharmab on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @02:16PM
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One reason is that there's friction with purchasing. If a company already buys Active Directory and O365, it's much easier to get OneDrive added on than it is to set up a new vendor like Dropbox.
Re:Dropbox to cut 11% of its global workforce
by snarkypixel on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @02:19PM
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Because it can be copied and doesn't have a defendable business model.
For most people, consolidating many services into one is just more convenient, even if it means using a "good-enough" version of that feature.
Re:Dropbox to cut 11% of its global workforce
by onepointsixC on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @05:48PM
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How is that meaningfully different than a product which can be copied?
Re:Dropbox to cut 11% of its global workforce
by alecbz on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @02:51PM
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I think features are often products for other companies, not for end-users.
E.g., digital displays are a "feature, not a product". End-users get value out of digital displays on their thermostats, microwaves, etc., but no end-user buys a digital display themselves, thermostat and microwave manufactures buy them.
I think the problem with Dropbox is that it's become too easy for product companies to build data syncing themselves.