Re:Save more with Google Drive
by dragonwriter on Thursday March 13, 2014 @02:39PM
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> I know Dropbox will be Dropbox in 5 years. How can we be sure Google Drive won't be shuttered in less time?
And how do you know Dropbox will be Dropbox in 5 years? They can't:
a) Go out of business, or
b) Be acquired and have the service shutdown, or
c) Have some new application of the core technology become more profitable, pivot to that as their prime focus, and discontinue the existing service retaining the infrastructure for that new application.
> Google Groups used to be huge, now to get to them you must click Apps -> More -> Even more from Google -> Scroll to the bottom of the page.
Or just type "Groups" in the Google search bar, and its the first result.
And how do you know Dropbox will be Dropbox in 5 years? They can't:
a) Go out of business, or b) Be acquired and have the service shutdown, or c) Have some new application of the core technology become more profitable, pivot to that as their prime focus, and discontinue the existing service retaining the infrastructure for that new application.
> Google Groups used to be huge, now to get to them you must click Apps -> More -> Even more from Google -> Scroll to the bottom of the page.
Or just type "Groups" in the Google search bar, and its the first result.
> What guarantee do we have here?
The same as you have with Dropbox.
> I'm sorry if I come off as scaremongering.
Then stop scaremongering.