Comments on: Dropbox drops the ball

By: Park hyun kyu

Park hyun kyu — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 12:45:37 +0000

ㅋㅋㅋ 그래도 데이타가 안전하다고 하니 다행.
방금도 문서작업하고 드랍박스에 저장했는데.
날라가면 고소할거야!!!!

By: David A Rogers

David A Rogers — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:30:10 +0000

I dont really see what the problem is. Dropbox is not an exclusive location for file storage. The files are also on your computer(s).

By: Matt Eagar

Matt Eagar — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:22:59 +0000

Life in the cloud is not quite heaven, it seems.

By: x

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 05:38:38 +0000

IMO – 20 bucks a year is basically a free service. Outages suck but if you complain, you need to quantify your loss. Most people use dropbox to share files, pictures etc. Their economic loss is virtually nothing if Dropbox goes down.

I think that those who complain should tell everyone how much money they actually lost as a result of the outage. That would be interesting. Did Christian lose 20 bucks worth of something? Just curious.

For the record I dont use dropbox nor complain if my free Yahoo mail sends me spam.

By: Barb Darrow

Barb Darrow — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 03:16:55 +0000

@christian, curious when you noticed the outage. FIrst mention on @dropbox on twitter is around 3 p.m. pacific time i think

By: Keith Townsend

Keith Townsend — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 03:09:26 +0000

Oh yeah. Good point! I retract my previous statement. I’d be hot!!

By: Christian Biggins

Christian Biggins — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 03:06:30 +0000

Its not free for all of us. I have a 100GB plan for $20 p/y.

By: Keith Townsend

Keith Townsend — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 02:52:51 +0000

This highlights one of the issues with relying on free web services. I don’t fault drop box at all for being down as we all have outages. My issue is that there is no recourse because it’s a free service. You might experience damage like not being able to turn a term paper in on time but there’s no recourse. You don’t even get the emotional satisfaction of getting free month of service for complaining.