by floatingatoll on 3/21/20, 6:16 PM
Arash is alive and leaving Dropbox, for those who miss the single sentence distinguishing which is the case halfway down the page.
by sytelus on 3/21/20, 3:44 PM
Quite refreshing note than so many exec "Thank you" emails.
PS: Interestingly, Arash has Mac and Drew has Thinkpad in first picture :).
by tibbydudeza on 3/21/20, 8:29 PM
Dropbox was great way back then but now it seems like they are trying to compete with Microsoft Sharepoint and my Office 365 already comes with a 1TB storage plan.
Perhaps Jobs was right ... it is a feature not a product.
by markdown on 3/21/20, 8:41 PM
OT but every time I visit this site I wonder how such smart people got duped by their designer. It used to be a joy to visit, but now it physically hurts me just to look at it. It's ok, great even... heck sometimes crucial, to be contrarian when you're creating art. But a UI isn't supposed to be art.
by DoreenMichele on 3/21/20, 4:08 PM
Really nice story about some of the personal history behind Dropbox. It's all news to me. I had never heard of Arash until today.
Anyone know what he's going off to do that he's leaving Dropbox?
by emj on 3/21/20, 8:39 PM
Dropbox writes good farewell letters; the one to Guido was a real treat.
by psankar on 3/21/20, 2:06 PM
May be it is just me, but there should have been a tldr summary or better title (Arash, co-founder of dropbox leaving) or first paragraph. I was reading it half scared wondering if someone died (due to the recent Corona related news).