I&#x27;ve always been puzzled at the two acquisitions. I know it&#x27;s easier to say this in hindsight but there are a few reflections many had upon hearing the initial acquisition of those tools:<p>* So you&#x27;ve acquired a Gmail client - why? Surely whatever good comes out of that Google would just re-create into Gmail. Sure enough: Inbox. I&#x27;m not even sure how this would have fitted into the Dropbox strategy? I doubt they would have wanted to be acquired by Gooogle. I doubt they would have wanted to compete in the email space... If it was just to get attachments from email surely there are many other ways to solve this problem.<p>* Second thought: Dropbox has acquired a photo sharing and organization app. Surely they don&#x27;t think they will win over Facebook, iPhoto, Flickr... What for? Store the photos? Even if it&#x27;s an awesome product, don&#x27;t they just risk Apple Photos getting better? Or wait... Here comes Google Photos.<p>Inbox. Google Photos. iPhotos. Facebook Moments. It feels like both Mailbox and Carosel were just ticking timebombs.