“Amazon’s focus is really computing itself. “There’s a place for all of them,” said Amita Potnis, an analyst at IDC.
A Deal for Twitter?: In a surprise move, Elon Musk has offered to acquire Twitter at his original price of $44 billion, which could bring to an end the acrimonious legal fight between the billionaire and the company. 
Inside Meta’s Struggles: After a rocky year, employees at Meta are expressing skepticism, confusion and frustration over Mark Zuckerberg’s vision for the metaverse. The standoff is the latest in a series of confrontations between the companies. App Store Battle: Spotify wants to get into the audiobooks business, but Apple has rejected its new app three times. Big Tech’s Slowdown: Amid stubborn inflation and rising interest rates, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other Silicon Valley giants are signaling that tough days may be ahead. And Dropbox? It is trying to make sure that its consumer-minded service stays easier to use than what the big guys provide. Hightail is trying to do something similar for customers like law firms. So how do you avoid free? Box is trying to cater to special data storage needs, like digital versions of X-rays for health care companies and other tasks specific to different kinds of customers. “You do not want to wait for Google or Amazon to keep cutting prices on you. “These guys will drive prices to zero,” said Aaron Levie, co-founder and chief executive of Box. But as often happens, the much bigger companies liked the idea so much they decided to do the same thing - at a much lower price. 
They pioneered a new kind of Internet service that allows people and companies to store all kinds of electronic files in an easy-to-use online locker.
Just ask executives at companies like Box, Dropbox and Hightail. SAN FRANCISCO - Nothing concentrates minds at a tech start-up like living in the middle of a price war between Amazon and Google.
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