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I am not sure I understand why the author feels that the 'perfect syncing' tool has to be free, or close to it? Syncing files between multiple devices isn't something everyone needs, or wants, so it's a premium function. For my needs, Dropbox is perfect.

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A useful element of Dropbox is the shared folder stuff, as a way of passing files which are too big to email to someone else, without having to deal with web hosting. If you tell someone "go spend $X to sign up so I can send you a file", it pretty much kills that feature.

Admittedly, I'm not certain that this is actually essential as a core element of Dropbox.

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