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Russell Beattie ends Mowser

33 points by raghus 19y ago

jamess 19y ago
Well, not entirely a surprise. I wonder what miker will be doing now?
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bayareaguy 19y ago
What is/was Mowser? There's no obvious link in the article. I'm guessing it had something to do with mobile browsing.
- alex_c 19y ago
  This might be a long shot, but I'm assuming it has something to do with http://mowser.com/ http://mowser.com/
- raghus 19y ago
  Mowser = Mo(bile) + (Bro)wser http://mowser.com http://mowser.com is the right link. From their about page: "Mowser lets you view the Web on your mobile phone."
  - axod 19y ago
    "Mowser lets you view the Web on your mobile phone." Which was relevent back when mobile phones didn't have fully functioning web browsers. Since the iPhone though, there's really no need for such a service :/
aston 19y ago
Gotta appreciate the candor here.
ptm 19y ago
I use Mowser to browse on a slow connection. It's so much better than the alternatives (google mobile, phonifier) since it scales images as well. Sorry to see it go.
Mistone 19y ago
no comments on the page - just wanted to give russel props for pursuing his dream and then putting himself out there when it didn't materialize. From the sound of it many people would have quit long before he did. @Russel: thanks for sharing your story.
johnrob 19y ago
Among other things, this just proves the point: "the day job will be there for if your startup doesn't work out". Well, at least he took a shot. Most people never get around to taking one.
thingsilearned 19y ago
Sounds like you stuck with it as long as you could. Well done. Hope you learned a lot.
jeremiah 19y ago
Wow. That was one honest blog post. After reading it I get the feeling that Russ sees the world clearly and will be on his feet again in no time.
jamescoops 19y ago
Solid technology, not so good marketing and positioning
paddy_m 19y ago
Wow. That site is good. It makes for very fast browsing. I can make sure all text reasonably fits in a narrow area. Great for window management on my laptop.
atog 19y ago
Sad story.

33 points by raghus 19y ago

jamess 19y ago

Well, not entirely a surprise. I wonder what miker will be doing now?

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bayareaguy 19y ago

What is/was Mowser? There's no obvious link in the article. I'm guessing it had something to do with mobile browsing.

alex_c 19y ago
This might be a long shot, but I'm assuming it has something to do with http://mowser.com/ http://mowser.com/
raghus 19y ago
Mowser = Mo(bile) + (Bro)wser http://mowser.com http://mowser.com is the right link. From their about page: "Mowser lets you view the Web on your mobile phone."
- axod 19y ago
  "Mowser lets you view the Web on your mobile phone." Which was relevent back when mobile phones didn't have fully functioning web browsers. Since the iPhone though, there's really no need for such a service :/

aston 19y ago

Gotta appreciate the candor here.

ptm 19y ago

I use Mowser to browse on a slow connection. It's so much better than the alternatives (google mobile, phonifier) since it scales images as well. Sorry to see it go.

Mistone 19y ago

no comments on the page - just wanted to give russel props for pursuing his dream and then putting himself out there when it didn't materialize. From the sound of it many people would have quit long before he did. @Russel: thanks for sharing your story.

johnrob 19y ago

Among other things, this just proves the point: "the day job will be there for if your startup doesn't work out". Well, at least he took a shot. Most people never get around to taking one.

thingsilearned 19y ago

Sounds like you stuck with it as long as you could. Well done. Hope you learned a lot.

jeremiah 19y ago

Wow. That was one honest blog post. After reading it I get the feeling that Russ sees the world clearly and will be on his feet again in no time.

jamescoops 19y ago

Solid technology, not so good marketing and positioning

paddy_m 19y ago

Wow. That site is good. It makes for very fast browsing. I can make sure all text reasonably fits in a narrow area. Great for window management on my laptop.

atog 19y ago

Sad story.