PC World - Dropbox CEO Drew Houston talked a big game this week when he announced new ways for apps to save and load user data.
More than just a set of developer tools, Houston billed the new Dropbox Platform as a way to “replace the hard drive.” Dropbox Platform is supposed to provide easier ways to store your files in the cloud, with simple buttons that developers can add to their apps. It can also let apps save their own data across platforms, so your work in an Android app can carry over to iOS, and vice versa.
For months, Dropbox users were waiting, and finally, they can download a beta of the desktop app that operates natively on Apple’s Arm-based processors. Users
However, there's a catch: the app is invite-only for now. While the general public can download and install it onto their devices, no one can use it without being granted access (presumably a beta key of some kind).
The good news is that folks who had more than three devices attached to their account before March 2019 will be spared from the three-device limit.
