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Re:Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CF... by mhurron on Thursday April 10, 2014 @09:31AM (#7565871)
I know of box.com, but that's US based. I would also like to hear of alternatives.
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Re:Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CF... by kmfrk on Thursday April 10, 2014 @10:00AM (#7566105)
Their S-1 filing doesn't inspire a lot of confidence.

They literally wrote under "Risk Factor":

    We have a history of cumulative losses, and we do not
    expect to be profitable for the foreseeable future.
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1372612/0001193125141...
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Re:Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CF... by mhurron on Thursday April 10, 2014 @11:20AM (#7566903)
How is that any different than most SV startups? Not making money seems to be SOP.

Besides, with cloud storage, you should plan for and expect that they could disappear tomorrow. That goes for every provider.

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