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>If you want to keep the software and services around that you enjoy, do what you can to make their businesses successful enough that it’s more attractive to ke
by smackfu 14y ago
>If you want to keep the software and services around that you enjoy, do what you can to make their businesses successful enough that it’s more attractive to keep running them than to be hired by a big tech company.
Nice words, but I doubt it matters. Sparrow got nothing but support for their entire company history. Every review was golden. Every user was a paid user. And they still sold out.
(Or maybe Marco means people should join his subscription program: http://www.instapaper.com/subscription http://www.instapaper.com/subscription )
- tptacek 14y agoThis is a series of nonstatements. Obviously, Sparrow did not get so much support that Google's offer was unattractive. Post as many gold stars as you want: if Google is outbidding the user base, it's hard to blame the developer for accepting their offer.