> Some on alpha.app.net are arguing that app.net is "an infrastructure play for a million new networks to bloom. It's AWS not Twitter." That's actually the vib

> Some on alpha.app.net are arguing that app.net is "an infrastructure play for a million new networks to bloom. It's AWS not Twitter." That's actually the vibe I got, since he's targeting developers. I'm thinking Ordinary People will never pay that much for it, so it'll probably end up as a backend for applications. > He could simply have a marketing problem at this point As far as I'm concerned, he does. I haven't checked it out since the alpha launched, but from the pre-alpha video and stuff, I wasn't able to figure out what the practical uses of his product will be. Effectively communicating the practical benefits of your product is an especially important part of marketing if you're targeting people like HN readers, and Dalton really dropped the ball there. > he's done pretty well thus far if that's the case Surprisingly well. I really don't understand why this project has been this successful.