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axod on Jan 20, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Dropbox (YC S07) Announces 4 Million Users, Hires ...

Thanks. So this is 'total users since records began', rather than any type of 'active user' count. That's what I figured, but wasn't sure.

Just wish articles would quantify what 'user' means when they say "X has Y users".

jackowayed on Jan 20, 2010 [–]

Well, it's not like I know that for a fact, but I don't know why they would make their user count seem less impressive than it is. If they were just counting active users, they'd almost certainly say "4 million active users" very clearly.

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