Apple has tried to acquire Dropbox for around $800 million, but it was rejected!
Dropbox is a web based file hosting service which keeps all of the files in perfect sync across numerous operating systems and devices. Dropbox has already received around $7.2 million in funding and is expected to have $100 million in revenues in 2011.
It seems a shock that Dropbox investors didnt jump at that price, but Im guessing they are holding out for over a billion dollar valuation.
DropBox it’s a tool that offers you file hosting, synchronization and publishing. This free product does not represent anything that is not available in the web right now, but let me say that the usability and features available had been a very nice experience for me so far.
One of the coolest things that you can find with this tool is the similarity with a Subversion client: Instead of using only a web app to upload/download your files, works directly with a client and selecting the local folders you want to use as your dropbox, the files are automatically synchronized without any user intervention.
More features for dropbox:
- Free registration with 2GB of storage.
- Separates your personal files with public files that you can share with friends. Accessing directly with a public link.
- Files secure with SSL and encrypted with AES-256.
- Windows, Mac and Linux clients agents available.
- Besides the installed client, you can use the web app to upload/download files.
