Apple may fight Dropbox with “Safe Deposit Box”.

Brian February 19, 2011 3

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Patently Apple has detailed a new Apple patent application that would be used in Mac OS X titled “Safe Deposit Box”.

The “Safe Deposit Box” is a place where users can drag and drop certain items which will then be automatically secured and encrypted. The “Safe Deposit Box” may also automatically sync to an off-site location like Dropbox. Access to the “Safe Deposit Box” would require a user name and password like when installing certain applications on a Mac.

This patent images do not show iOS being involved but maybe the MobileMe revamp will be involved in some way.

Apple seems to be trying to take on many companies as of late with MobileMe rumors rivaling Facebook, Ustream and Foursquare while Mac OS X seems to be adding in these Dropbox-like features.

As a proud Dropbox user, this seems like a great addition to OS X. Check out the other image below and check the source for full details.

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(via Patently Apple)

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  • Macfan

    The only reason I would abandon Dropbox is if Apple offers better syncs with FileMaker files. Currently Dropbox does an awful job handling FileMaker versions. Two people working on the same FM file: blam! the file gets corrupted beyond repair.

    • http://appleheadlines.com Apple Headlines

      Just did a little research for you. Check this out. Spoiler: Your not gonna like the ending.

      http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=899

      It’s old I know but it was the most relevant search result.

    • http://profiles.google.com/flensingknife Bill Mercer

      This has nothing to do with Dropbox. Filemaker is a database application. It makes continuous updates to the database file constantly. Filemaker provides a network sharing protocol to allow multiple users to use the same file for this very reason.

      NEVER try to share ANY database file on ANY network using a file sharing protocol, it’s simply impossible.