![]() ![]() Amazon's cloud computing service lets anyone build and operate software without setting up their own hardware. Like so many other tech startups in recent years, Dropbox ran its online operation atop what is commonly called "the Amazon cloud," a hugely popular service run by, yes, that Amazon-the world's largest online retailer. ![]() But, well, the San Francisco startup didn't really store them on its own. It too is building infrastructure so that others don't have to.įor the first eight years of its life, you see, Dropbox stored billions and billions of files on behalf of those 500 million computer users. ![]() In fleeing the cloud, Dropbox is showing why the cloud is so powerful. ![]()
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