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Re:Has Y Combinator lost its way when the latest company is ... by scubbo on Friday March 12, 2021 @11:51AM (#26437778)
> Dropbox could have carved out a niche for itself as a platform for backup and sharing of files

Serious question - hasn't it? I know there are other players in the space, but it's absolutely the #1 solution I think of.

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Re:Has Y Combinator lost its way when the latest company is ... by jhickok on Friday March 12, 2021 @12:22PM (#26438188)
Being the best in a completely commodified area is tough, especially when that solution set is thrown in for free in the world's most popular productivity platforms-- Office 365.
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Re:Has Y Combinator lost its way when the latest company is ... by VBprogrammer on Friday March 12, 2021 @11:54AM (#26437824)
Absolutely, but my point was it can't stop there. It has to keep trying a whole bunch of stuff to try to become more than just that.
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