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I like the option he chose. This has the effect that non-iPhone users who want an instapaper client on their phone will have to have a subscription and possibl
by statictype 16y ago
I like the option he chose.
This has the effect that non-iPhone users who want an instapaper client on their phone will have to have a subscription and possibly pay for the mobile app.
In a sense, having an iPhone is akin to having a free subscription (at least for now)
- maguay 16y agoYes, I think that's the only problem ... Now Instapaper iOS users will be worried that they will have to pay for a subscription in the future.
- tel 16y agoI don't think I'm in the minority in saying that being charged for Instapaper would actually be, in some ways, a relief. It transformed how I read online things, brought whole new levels of usability to my iDevices, and while if Marco ever went insane and shut it down I'm sure there would be a million competitors to fill the void. But the second he wants me to pony up, I'm in.
- maguay 16y agoVery good point there. And with the new Readability project, I'd expect he'd tie any required subscription in with a way to give back to the writers if he did require one. Still, he said the iOS apps are remaining free, so no problem there really. Has anyone here subscribed to Readability yet and added it to your Instapaper account?
- nuclear_eclipse 16y agoInstapaper has had an optional $1/mo subscription for quite a while now...
- tel 16y agoAnd despite following Marco.org on RSS managed to not notice that! It sounds like it is certainly not being aggressively marketed on established users, but hey, I wasn't kidding above.
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