In my first Freeview, I mentioned Drop.io - a great site that allows for real-time file sharing. Well, scratch that - a great site that allowed for real-time file sharing.
Last week, it was announced that Drop.io is no more. Acquired by Facebook, the site's technology, assets, and front-man Sam Lessin will be moving to the Facebook HQ to work on some secret, yet probably amazing, features for FB. Content on Drop.io will be download-able until Dec. 15, at which time it will then be gone.
In CEO Mark Zuckerberg's own words, Facebook does not buy companies for the company- they buy them for the people behind the companies. I understand that FB's competitors are Google and Apple and that the big boys' table is a bit of dog-eat-dog. But, what about the beauty behind users' choice? Drop.io is so unique and innovative and with this acquisition, will that mean to get this technology we must use via Facebook?
Call me a cheerleader for the Mom-And-Pop, but it's seeming to be more difficult to support independent developing sites and applications. But, so goes the world. All the little fish are hoping to jump on the big fish for a ride, even if it means into their mouths!
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