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Excellent write up, thanks for taking the time to put forward your thoughts on what might have happened. It was useful to read the opinions of your friends in the industry as well.
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You had to go and say something. They had forgotten to remove albums, but now, because you said something, they are going to remove the albums. Thanks buddy, it's all your fault.
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After a month of evaluating other options, I came to the same conclusion, Google photos is going to be the most seamless transition. No big surprise there.
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Great idea. I've beta-tested for Windows before and would be happy to participate in a beta-testing community for Dropbox. Soliciting members of this forum would be a natural fit for the folks at Dropbox.
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I agree with your comment about corporate doublespeak. When I see cringe-worthy terms like 'sunset', it makes it difficult to imagine that the user experience is going to improve. If Dropbox would just upload a video demonstrating the new user interface, it would be greatly appreciated and go a long way towards setting our…
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I believe that's an excellent theory. Your point that the wording is coy supports your claim that there are some legal issues at the foundation of the change. I would imagine that they are still in the process of trying to figure out a more practical solution to making the conversion, but until they figure out how to do it…
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I disagree, since I use the dropbox album feature almost exclusively for business. As a contractor, I'm able to quickly bring up collected images of job sites to share with my employees. No scrolling around with everyone tapping their feet waiting. Albums are awesome, synced uploads are awesome.
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It's true that the albums are simply a system of visual bookmarks. It's a good question...why add the bloat of unnecessary file duplication?
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Responding to your request for constructive criticism, would it be possible to post a visual aid to the new UX. A simple YouTube video describing the new user experience would go a long way towards helping your customers understand the upcoming changes.
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This is a HUGE mistake for Dropbox. The verbiage in the release is deceptively written double-speak, but the gist is "NO ALBUMS" and "NO AUTOMATED ALBUM CONVERSION TO FOLDERS". Why not just say "GET LOST LOSERS?". WHY WHY WHY? @"Darren S.1" wrote:I've just seen the banner that says "The Photos page is changing on 30 June…
