The Epic Story of Dropbox’s Exodus From the Amazon Cloud Empire

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Description: IF YOU’RE ONE of 500 million people who use Dropbox, it’s just a folder on your computer desktop that lets you easily store files on the Internet, send them to others, and synchronize them across your laptop, phone, and tablet.

Source: Wired.com – video report

Date: Mar 14, 2016

Link: http://www.wired.com/2016/03/epic-story-dropboxs-exodus-amazon-cloud-empire/

Questions for discussion:

  • Why is DropBox “ready” for going out on its own?
  • How did it benefit from Amazon’s cloud?
  • How can DropBox monetize its customer base?