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Twitter can be dramatic https://twitter.com/SteveStreza/status/327550484745445376 https://twitter.com/SteveStreza/status/327550484745445376

• blairbeckwith 13y ago
  This is classic Marco, nothing to see here. He's just a child who starts this stuff over nothing, from what I've seen.
  • wklauss 13y ago
    I would have done the same as Marco. It was unasked for and unnecessary. Pocket is a great app but so its Instapaper and Marco has done a tremendous job over the years by keeping it in shape by himself (with exception of the Android app). This is a way on pissing all over the the efforts of a independent developer. Just because.
    • smackfu 13y ago
      C'mon, that tweet from Steve is exactly the kind of thing Marco would post if Pocket or any of his other competitors were getting bad press.
      • ruswick 13y ago
        In fact, this behavior is the very same reason people venerate Pinboard's Twitter account.
        • tptacek 13y ago
          Yes, everything popular you don't like is because people just love assholes.
    • dangrossman 13y ago
      It wasn't directed at Marco. There actually were [1] tweets prior to this one where Instapaper users talked about switching to Pocket because of the news. Marketing to people using competing products is everyday business. Ex 1: https://twitter.com/SocialJerm/status/327547885308739584 https://twitter.com/SocialJerm/status/327547885308739584
    • robryan 13y ago
      Why? Seems like the perfect time to promote an alternative.
    • jrockway 13y ago
      It's a "royal dick move" to allow users to copy data between competing applications? Uh, OK.
      • wklauss 13y ago
        No, it's a royal dick move to announce it right when the competitor just switch hands, especially in this case when your competitor happens to be -up to this moment- an independent guy that has done this project for years on his own. The service is not being terminated, that info has been posted for a long time... so again, unnecessary and unasked for. That's all.
        • achompas 13y ago
          No, it's a royal dick move to announce it right when the competitor just switch hands [sic] Really? This is an interesting post on what is ostensibly a website about entrepreneurship, especially one that constantly discusses customer acquisition.
          • wklauss 13y ago
            We are not arguing that is a bad business tactic or that its not a good move if you want to attract customers. Just that it is a dick move. It can be both a dick move AND a good boost for Pocket.
        • kybernetyk 13y ago
          Dick move? Hmm, last time I checked this is still business and it's a good tactical move to take your main competitor's customers/users when there's a good opportunity.
          • wklauss 13y ago
            That doesn't mean its not a dick move. Especially considering the way it was phrased. Again. I'm not saying that this is not something Pocket shouldn't do, just that in this case, and considering Marco's dedication to this, it's rude. But business is business, I get that. Dick move and good-for-business moves aren't mutually exclusive.
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  • duck 13y ago
    I'm glad he does things like this on such a regular frequency as it reminds me to avoid his next project.