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		srtjstjsj on Oct 19, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How the Frightful Five Put Startups in a Lose-Lose... Dropbox is in a special niche because their core feature is cross-plaform compatibility. No single platform can compete with them.

KGIII on Oct 20, 2017 [–]

I frequently see people saying that they'd love it if Microsoft dropped a One Drive Linux client. My guess is that those companies could compete with Dropbox, with little real additional effort.

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