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Weather is not a solved problem. Your vision in the solution space is just limited. We have some extremely talented people working on Stormpulse and the size

by wensing 15y ago

Weather is not a solved problem. Your vision in the solution space is just limited. We have some extremely talented people working on Stormpulse and the size of the underserved market is staggering. And yes, we have an iPad app launching this summer. :)

tolmasky 15y ago
If you are referring to understanding weather better, or tracking it better, or using it in "big problems" like air traffic control better, then sure. But I think its pretty clear that what's being talked about by the author is the casual consumer space, specifically because he cites the iPhone weather app as one of the better examples of a weather app, and lists "casually checking it every day" as a primary use case. And in the consumer space, I highly doubt that 10 years from now we'll look and say "wow, iPad really changed the way I check the weather in the morning, and thus, the world."
- DrJokepu 15y ago
  I know you're being sarcastic but checking the weather the weather app on the my iPhone (and previously, on my Android phones) is one of my primary use cases of the phone, however sad this may be. It's the first thing to do in the morning, even before I leave the bed. I check the weather on my phone. The weather app must be good enough that I'll have a good understanding of the weather conditions of that day even when I'm still half-asleep. The lack of a good weather app on a platform is a complete dealbreaker for me and I'd be gladly paying for a really good one. And I don't think I'm alone with that.
  - bostonpete 15y ago
    > It's the first thing to do in the morning, even before I leave the bed. Unless you're a landscaper or something, I have to say this sounds a little on the crazy side.
    - DrJokepu 15y ago
      Clearly you never lived in England.
- wensing 15y ago
  Agreed in that I wouldn't take his request as a call to arms for making something that only applies in low-stakes situations. But his point about making weather accessible to consumer levels of expertise is spot on.

by wensing 15y ago

tolmasky 15y ago

If you are referring to understanding weather better, or tracking it better, or using it in "big problems" like air traffic control better, then sure. But I think its pretty clear that what's being talked about by the author is the casual consumer space, specifically because he cites the iPhone weather app as one of the better examples of a weather app, and lists "casually checking it every day" as a primary use case. And in the consumer space, I highly doubt that 10 years from now we'll look and say "wow, iPad really changed the way I check the weather in the morning, and thus, the world."

DrJokepu 15y ago
I know you're being sarcastic but checking the weather the weather app on the my iPhone (and previously, on my Android phones) is one of my primary use cases of the phone, however sad this may be. It's the first thing to do in the morning, even before I leave the bed. I check the weather on my phone. The weather app must be good enough that I'll have a good understanding of the weather conditions of that day even when I'm still half-asleep. The lack of a good weather app on a platform is a complete dealbreaker for me and I'd be gladly paying for a really good one. And I don't think I'm alone with that.
- bostonpete 15y ago
  > It's the first thing to do in the morning, even before I leave the bed. Unless you're a landscaper or something, I have to say this sounds a little on the crazy side.
  - DrJokepu 15y ago
    Clearly you never lived in England.
wensing 15y ago
Agreed in that I wouldn't take his request as a call to arms for making something that only applies in low-stakes situations. But his point about making weather accessible to consumer levels of expertise is spot on.