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I am having hard time understanding why we need this product given that WorkFlowy already provides this service and there doesn't appear to be a great demand an

I am having hard time understanding why we need this product given that WorkFlowy already provides this service and there doesn't appear to be a great demand and required innovation in this field.

pan69 14y ago
I think it's because he/they are mistaken "product" with "project". To me this is just something fun someone has build. Kudos for putting in the time but it's not a product in any shape or form.
- webwanderings 14y ago
  I would agree with you if Dave Winer were to be posting this in a passing. But he seems to be actively and heavily promoting it as a product people would consider using, and paying perhaps. You know Dave is not into providing things for free, so your reference to "fun" is probably misplaced.
  - pan69 14y ago
    I guess its all about perception. Personally I don't perceive this as something I would ever consider paying for. Its nothing I haven't seen before and it looks like its executed as a hobby project.
kkowalczyk 14y ago
With that attitude we wouldn't have much improvement in anythin. No one really knows if a given product will be successful or not. The creator of this product wrote (http://threads2.scripting.com/2013/march/myNewCompanyAndOurFirstProduct http://threads2.scripting.com/2013/march/myNewCompanyAndOurF...): "Little Outliner is a new beginning. Our easy on-ramp. We want to re-introduce idea processing, and using outliners to create presentations, but this time the difference is networking. I think you'll be amazed at what we come up with in the coming months." Now, whether they'll be successful or not is anyone's guess, but clearly they have a plan and presumably that plan involves doing something better/different than workflowy (which is a good product that I pay for). Let's wait and see and give them the benefit of the doubt?

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I am having hard time understanding why we need this product given that WorkFlowy already provides this service and there doesn't appear to be a great demand an

by webwanderings 14y ago

I am having hard time understanding why we need this product given that WorkFlowy already provides this service and there doesn't appear to be a great demand and required innovation in this field.

pan69 14y ago
I think it's because he/they are mistaken "product" with "project". To me this is just something fun someone has build. Kudos for putting in the time but it's not a product in any shape or form.
- webwanderings 14y ago
  I would agree with you if Dave Winer were to be posting this in a passing. But he seems to be actively and heavily promoting it as a product people would consider using, and paying perhaps. You know Dave is not into providing things for free, so your reference to "fun" is probably misplaced.
  - pan69 14y ago
    I guess its all about perception. Personally I don't perceive this as something I would ever consider paying for. Its nothing I haven't seen before and it looks like its executed as a hobby project.
kkowalczyk 14y ago
With that attitude we wouldn't have much improvement in anythin. No one really knows if a given product will be successful or not. The creator of this product wrote (http://threads2.scripting.com/2013/march/myNewCompanyAndOurFirstProduct http://threads2.scripting.com/2013/march/myNewCompanyAndOurF...): "Little Outliner is a new beginning. Our easy on-ramp. We want to re-introduce idea processing, and using outliners to create presentations, but this time the difference is networking. I think you'll be amazed at what we come up with in the coming months." Now, whether they'll be successful or not is anyone's guess, but clearly they have a plan and presumably that plan involves doing something better/different than workflowy (which is a good product that I pay for). Let's wait and see and give them the benefit of the doubt?