So Dropbox, not content to be a paid service that might be profitable but doesn't really see much growth, throws away their principal reason for using them, and now it looks like their users will try to find a new service that does what the old service used to do. As such the business actually shrinks, as many of its old users find other solutions that are better than whatever the change ended up being, and even attempting to revert doesn't bring those people back. As such existing clientele are driven away because whatever it was that made the service special is now gone, and despite the changes, new clientele are not forthcoming. They don't account for what their changes will do to the existing customer or user base. Unfortunately, they're short-sighted in this approach. Owners aren't satisfied even if the business is profitable, so they seek to change the function of the business to try to appeal to a wider audience in order to spawn more growth. They reach a point where they don't continue to grow, maximum market. This is the exact same problems that many businesses, including this discussion and news forum, have had. But it was a feature well-worth paying for, and which made millions of people very happy. In a sense Steve Jobs was right - the old Dropbox was a feature not a product. Now it's a monstrosity that embeds its own incredibly resource-heavy web browser engine. That's it: a folder that syncs with sharing.
All I want from Dropbox is a folder that syncs perfectly across my devices and allows sharing with friends and colleagues. John Gruber, writing for Daring Fireball: I don't want any of this.
That all sounds great, until you attempt to use it. It's more than an app, though - it's a completely new experience. The first thing you'll notice is an all-new Dropbox desktop app that we're introducing today through our early access program. Dropbox adds: It's a single workspace to organize your content, connect your tools, and bring everyone together, wherever you are.
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With this release, Dropbox has changed the underlying structure of its desktop application to operate just like any other desktop application, rather than its previous incarnation, which was tied very closely to desktop file systems like Windows File Explorer or Apple's Finder. Earlier this week, Dropbox introduced a new desktop application that brings a new look to the file-sharing service as well as new capabilities.
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