Does the Dropbox/Microsoft Office 365 announcement mean that Dropbox is no longer working on its own productivity application suite (word processor, spreadsheet, etc.)?
Dropbox/Microsoft Office 365 announcement mean that Dropbox is no longer working on its own productivity application suite. Let me make one thing clear: the world does not need another productivity suite. I can’t comment for Dropbox (for the obvious reason that I don’t work there) but if Dropbox ever built one, it would be a terrible waste of their resources.
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Office 365 Tools:
- Skype for Business
- OneDrive
- OneNote
- Web/Mobile Apps
- Microsoft Teams
- Power BI
- Sway
- Planner
- SharePoint
- Support for Office 365 Users
DropBox Tools:
- DropItToMe
- BoxCryptor
- DropTunes
- IFTTT
- Send to Dropbox
Who has Microsoft word? With clear incumbents like Google and Microsoft, there’s little room for a new player and honestly, there isn’t a need for it either. I don’t ever remember anyone in my network complaining that their word processor sucked but, however, it’s a good tool.
The market also clearly responded to Box’s attempt at productivity tools and apps like Quip. Sure, they have a little traction but they haven’t even made the slightest dent in Microsoft’s Office market share.
The Dropbox Microsoft partnership is a sensible move. It’s a collaboration between two market leaders (in their respective verticals). Dropbox would essentially be finding pre-existing use-cases for cloud storage and rebuilding them if they ever built a productivity suite. They know better than that so to answer your question – I sincerely hope they don’t.
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