&gt;  I get that in a normal company, the finances might in fact dictate that the company can no longer support the user base with the revenue collected.<p>Although I never really used Picasa, Dropbox&#x27;s decision to shutdown Mailbox and, to a lesser extent, Carousel, was particularly upsetting for me. Although in the case of Mailbox it was more due to a decline in acquiring new users after the buyout [1].<p>I&#x27;m not too bummed about it now as I&#x27;ve found better alternatives.<p>[1]: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theverge.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;12&#x2F;8&#x2F;9873268&#x2F;why-dropbox-mailbox-shutdown" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theverge.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;12&#x2F;8&#x2F;9873268&#x2F;why-dropbox-mailbo...</a>