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Abandoning projects is something I'd connect with other companies, not Panic. I'm using Transmit (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmit_(file_transfer_tool) ht

by dewey 5y ago

Abandoning projects is something I'd connect with other companies, not Panic. I'm using Transmit (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmit_(file_transfer_tool) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmit_(file_transfer_tool)) for more than 10 years already. That at some point they have to sunset tools that are not used by people any more (Like the Newsnet client, from what I remember) makes sense to me. It doesn't feel like they are just abandoning projects because there's something new and shiny to work on.

mobilio 5y ago
Transmit was killer app that convince me that Coda would be awesome. More than 10 years i'm using them both.
88 5y ago
Guess you weren’t one of the lucky people who bought and paid for Transmit on iOS… https://panic.com/blog/the-future-of-transmit-ios/ https://panic.com/blog/the-future-of-transmit-ios/
- dewey 5y ago
  Reading that actually increases my confidence and trust in Panic. It's not an "Our Incredible Journey" blog post light on details but an actual reasoning from a business perspective. Including them sharing the actual tiny revenue they made with the product. As a non VC funded business they have to stay sustainable and healthy and I'm supporting that. They even offered a refund and published an update so it can run on as many devices as possible for as long as possible. Apart from all of that, it's an app that was sold for 9.99 Dollar so if you got a few years of usage out of that it seems fair in any case.
- acdha 5y ago
  I second the other commenter: this is very good form to copy — they explain the economics and getting partially superseded by new iOS features, offered a refund to recent purchasers, and gave clear expectations for the future. That’s way better than the Google-style neglect until the servers disappear or, worse, selling it to someone who’ll lard it up with ads and spyware. For such a cheap purchase, that’s better than I’ve had with certain expensive enterprise software vendors who shall remain nameless.
donatj 5y ago
I was actively using Statusboard when they killed it... Yeah I've been using Transmit for 20 years but outside that they have a long history of releasing something awesome, rarely updating it, and killing it. Baby Google. https://panic.com/blog/the-future-of-status-board/ https://panic.com/blog/the-future-of-status-board/
coldtea 5y ago
>That at some point they have to sunset tools that are not used by people any more (Like the Newsnet client, from what I remember) makes sense to me. Yes. It doesn't make sense for someone investing in an editor/IDE though...

by dewey 5y ago

mobilio 5y ago

Transmit was killer app that convince me that Coda would be awesome. More than 10 years i'm using them both.

88 5y ago

Guess you weren’t one of the lucky people who bought and paid for Transmit on iOS… https://panic.com/blog/the-future-of-transmit-ios/ https://panic.com/blog/the-future-of-transmit-ios/

dewey 5y ago
Reading that actually increases my confidence and trust in Panic. It's not an "Our Incredible Journey" blog post light on details but an actual reasoning from a business perspective. Including them sharing the actual tiny revenue they made with the product. As a non VC funded business they have to stay sustainable and healthy and I'm supporting that. They even offered a refund and published an update so it can run on as many devices as possible for as long as possible. Apart from all of that, it's an app that was sold for 9.99 Dollar so if you got a few years of usage out of that it seems fair in any case.
acdha 5y ago
I second the other commenter: this is very good form to copy — they explain the economics and getting partially superseded by new iOS features, offered a refund to recent purchasers, and gave clear expectations for the future. That’s way better than the Google-style neglect until the servers disappear or, worse, selling it to someone who’ll lard it up with ads and spyware. For such a cheap purchase, that’s better than I’ve had with certain expensive enterprise software vendors who shall remain nameless.

donatj 5y ago

I was actively using Statusboard when they killed it... Yeah I've been using Transmit for 20 years but outside that they have a long history of releasing something awesome, rarely updating it, and killing it. Baby Google. https://panic.com/blog/the-future-of-status-board/ https://panic.com/blog/the-future-of-status-board/

coldtea 5y ago

>That at some point they have to sunset tools that are not used by people any more (Like the Newsnet client, from what I remember) makes sense to me. Yes. It doesn't make sense for someone investing in an editor/IDE though...