So why is Dropbox better than Windows Skydrive?

[617660]

In Skydrive you can sync up to 5GB and have 25GB of storage in the cloud.


So exactly, what does dropbox do better than Skydrive? Sorry if I am missing something obvious.

 

[mrsir2009]

Skydrive is a feature of Windows Live Hotmail. Dropbox is built into the OS.

BTW isn't it Air Drop?

 

[APlotdevice]

Files uploaded to Skydrive can be no bigger than 100MB each. DropBox has no such limit.

 

[thewitt]

Application integration us what makes any of these services valuable.

Use both if you have a mind to...

-t

 

[maflynn]

Does skydive have an automated syncing ability? I've looked on the website and so far I'm not seeing it. With dropbox you get a multiplatform product that easily syncs your files across different computers. Can skydive do that?

 

[fhall1]

Skydrive is a feature of Windows Live Hotmail. Dropbox is built into the OS.

BTW isn't it Air Drop?

Dropbox isn't built into the OS

 

[chrono1081]

Dropbox isn't built into the OS

I think he means it seamlessly integrates into the OS. For instance my drop box folder appears in Finder.

 

[Cromulent]

First, I'd never use any of these products for anything critical unless I had encrypted the files first (hooray for encrypted disk images) but I think Dropbox and Skydrive are targeting slightly different markets.

So go ahead and use both.

 

[617660]

Well, if you upload something onto skydrive, you can access it from any computer anywhere. You don't have to install "skydrive" on the client machine like you would for DropBox.

I just read on Dropbox.com that you can access files on their website and no need of installing software on the client machine. But it's only for 2gb, Skydrive gives much bigger storage room.

Wasn't aware of the 100mb limit, that's a good catch. Thx.