The part comparing the installation is a little disingenuous IMHO. You cannot seriously be complaining about Gatekeeper if you’re using a Mac. Dropbox has a web interface so it needs an account. 2FA enhances account security. Installing Homebrew also used sudo. In fact, you had to install it first. If you didn’t, you also wouldn’t have the Homebrew-services helper. And what’s wrong with an OOBE wizard? It’s software for everyone.
I haven’t used Dropbox in years (because it sucks now and I use ZFS), but this is not a fair comparison.
Syncthing is great. However, in comparison with Dropbox, if I look past the differences in what it does, I find that it’s just not suitable for most users. Remember that most users are barely able to operate their internet browser. Even seasoned users may have trouble setting it up on, say, Windows.
I haven’t used Dropbox in years (because it sucks now and I use ZFS), but this is not a fair comparison.
Syncthing is great. However, in comparison with Dropbox, if I look past the differences in what it does, I find that it’s just not suitable for most users. Remember that most users are barely able to operate their internet browser. Even seasoned users may have trouble setting it up on, say, Windows.