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It serves a very small niche: Designers / who have an ipad / who do drafting on a iPad / who use CampFire. I don't understand why 37Signals would release such

by aymeric 16y ago

It serves a very small niche: Designers / who have an ipad / who do drafting on a iPad / who use CampFire. I don't understand why 37Signals would release such an application except for riding the iPad frenzy and testing the water. Something I would have been impressed with is if they added the possibility to add user interactions in the draft. When I click on this drawn red button, it goes on the next screen, etc... (Sometimes, 37Signals is a bit too extreme with Simplicity (Draft / TadaList))

dhh 16y ago
Here's why: We needed it for ourselves and we thought others might find it useful. That, btw, is the same motivation we've had to release every single piece of software we've ever done. Also, tadalist is the #1 google result for "todo list". It's an incredibly loved product that has a huge user base. For tons of people that's exactly what they need. Just like Draft was exactly what we needed.
- marknutter 16y ago
  But tadalist is free. I know that draft wouldn't give you any seo benefit, but it would still promote the 37signals brand. At $9.99 its reach will be limited.
- BrandonWatson 16y ago
  I'm confused...people here are hating on the price? If you don't like the price, don't buy it. Free markets are pretty efficient, and pricing anamolies have a tough time persisting. DHH and crew are not perpetrating a crime on society with this price. They are not withholding a public good which cannot be obtained from anyone but them. They built something, and want to try and sell it for a price they set to customers they hope to win. Welcome to capitalism. The point is - and this is especially true with software these days - there's always an option priced above free which causes someone to say "really?" But if you derive value from it, then you will pay. If not, you won't. There's likely better ways to spend our IQ units than hating on the price of an app.

by aymeric 16y ago

dhh 16y ago

Here's why: We needed it for ourselves and we thought others might find it useful. That, btw, is the same motivation we've had to release every single piece of software we've ever done. Also, tadalist is the #1 google result for "todo list". It's an incredibly loved product that has a huge user base. For tons of people that's exactly what they need. Just like Draft was exactly what we needed.

marknutter 16y ago
But tadalist is free. I know that draft wouldn't give you any seo benefit, but it would still promote the 37signals brand. At $9.99 its reach will be limited.
BrandonWatson 16y ago
I'm confused...people here are hating on the price? If you don't like the price, don't buy it. Free markets are pretty efficient, and pricing anamolies have a tough time persisting. DHH and crew are not perpetrating a crime on society with this price. They are not withholding a public good which cannot be obtained from anyone but them. They built something, and want to try and sell it for a price they set to customers they hope to win. Welcome to capitalism. The point is - and this is especially true with software these days - there's always an option priced above free which causes someone to say "really?" But if you derive value from it, then you will pay. If not, you won't. There's likely better ways to spend our IQ units than hating on the price of an app.