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"It is fair to say every user is worth $40.00/year"

How is it fair to say that? Is there any data that backs this up?

"Dropbox goes mobile"

They already have

"becomes a default backup/sync app on Android and iPhone"

Although this is possible, this seems like a far-fetched claim. Apple and Google already have their own backup/sync methods for their phones, it will be tough for Dropbox to become the default app.

"Dropbox becomes the place where I dump all my data, my own API, and lets services have access to different parts depending on settings, add $1B. Dropbox becomes mainstream and reaches 100M users, add $2B, ....."

Where are these numbers coming from?



1- I am a free user, but I would pay for a $5.00/month plan.

2- All the numbers are arbitrary but imo not far fetched.


> I am a free user, but I would pay for a $5.00/month plan.

How many products have flopped because of the gap between what potential customers claimed to be willing to spend and what customers were actually willing to spend?


What if someone else offered a free plan for a service that works just as well as DropBox? Would you still pay $5.00/month for DropBox?


Well, someone hasn't yet.




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