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Oh god superhuman. What a hype train. Finally got an invite...only to learn they don't support Android? And really, only support entirely Mac-based workflows?

Oh god superhuman. What a hype train. Finally got an invite...only to learn they don't support Android? And really, only support entirely Mac-based workflows? I mean from a baby startup maybe that's reasonable, but in this case, with all the hype, I think not. My guess is a very well connected founder who was able to get his VC friends to hype the tool, make it elite and club-like, and from there, profit. I look forward to seeing them go down in flames more than most other elitist, stupid startups around.

dmix 7y ago
It's also Gmail only, which they are pretty up-front about in the puff pieces. Almost every fancy email app I've used has had cross platform issues early on. It's always either iOS or Android only, often little desktop supports (zero for linux) besides maybe some half-baked web site. etc, etc. Superhuman is hardly new in this context. The mac/ios only first approach is super common for better or worse.
pcmonk 7y ago
Not having Android support is frustrating, for sure. However, I've come to appreciate the flow of only being able to really manage email on my laptop. I use the gmail app on Android so I get notifications and can send off a quick response, but I don't feel like I need to do anything else there, like set a reminder for myself or mark it unread. I know it'll still be in my inbox when I get to a computer. Also, I've been using it fine on Linux, except that it didn't support Firefox when I tried it.
jumbopapa 7y ago
> only support entirely Mac-based workflows? I believe the application is Electron based too, so it's not even a technical reason to make it platform specific.