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I saw "Imbox" and thought, I will never use this product.
by _0o6v 6y ago
I saw "Imbox" and thought, I will never use this product.
- mc32 6y agoI think in their minds the choice was: Impbox and Imbox. The least bad prevailed. But that is an awful name that sounds like a toddler not getting their consonants right.
- justaguyhere 6y agoFor me it was their marketing message. Empty, annoying, misleading and filled with pats on the back, Apple style. Except I can't find anything innovative
- kristianc 6y agoFor me it was the ‘I want you to send us a cringey letter straight up begging for an invite’.
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- srik 6y agoIt’s a classic marketing strategy that has an extremely high success rate - making the prospect justify why they are a fit for you instead of the usual other way.
- Macha 6y agoOr they drag it out so long that everyone loses interest because their friends aren't there (Google+)
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- randomsearch 6y agoCome on, nothing innovative? It really is innovative. Whitelist screening, batch replying, proper “reply later” etc I think imbox is embarrassing, and I don’t like the graphic design, but it’s definitely innovative and good for them for doing something different.
- moooo99 6y agoI completely agree with you. The product itself is quite innovative. Sure, its an email client which itself isn't re-inventing the wheel. But the features they built for a better email experience are quite innovative. But I also don't like their UI and their "Imbox" marketing nonsense. It also bothers me that they don't allow third party clients.
- racism 6y agoWhitelist is RACIST.
- alecbenzer 6y agoI think there's a subset of tech folks that don't really value UX (which is like 90% of hey's value-add). It's the same people that don't understand Slack's value because "it's just over-hyped IRC"
- sqrt17 6y agoA surprisingly large subset of those tech folks can and does improve the UX of their Mail and Chat life using basic scripting on top of a simple but flexible UI. Both Slack and Hey say F U to that and force you to do everything your way. No standards compliance, no tailoring of the UX to your actual needs.
- alecbenzer 6y agoFocusing on hey for a sec: I understand that some people might prefer a system where they can take various components and combine them how they like best, in the same way some people like to cook their own meals. But what's weird is this sense of anger at products that aren't as flexible. It's like being upset that a new restaurant opened up because they have a set menu and don't let you make your own food. If you like cooking your own meals, great! Keep doing that. This restaurant is for people that want someone else to make a meal for them. With slack I understand the frustration a little more, since it's something an entire company is going to be using and asking you to use.
- azangru 6y agoI saw Imbox and thought, well, it can't be a typo; must be a pun I am not getting.
- fabiospampinato 6y agoThey want you to think that you are a box, maybe.
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- rinnbehr 6y agoTheir marketing stops at around 2010, including ways to get bad press before WWDC.
- tambourine_man 6y agoQuite the opposite. They’ve managed to be at the center of attention for days just before WWDC.
- BiteCode_dev 6y agoIt's ok, it means you are not the target. Things like that are good filters to find you user base and focus your resources.
- randomsearch 6y agoOr it means they got this decision wrong.
- randomsearch 6y agoSadly, same.
- take_a_breath 6y agoIt’s like that old saying, “Always judge a book by it’s cover.”
- ReactiveJelly 6y agoA lot of books are barely readable. Often the cover art and the hook on the back are the best parts of the book.
- cannam 6y agoI rather like it. Probably because it strikes me as something my kids would find funny, and a bit of that affection wears off on it. Can't see myself using Hey for other reasons, but that one at least is ok with me.