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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 th
by wklauss 14y 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 14y agoC'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.
- dangrossman 14y agoIt 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 14y agoWhy? Seems like the perfect time to promote an alternative.
- jrockway 14y agoIt's a "royal dick move" to allow users to copy data between competing applications? Uh, OK.
- wklauss 14y agoNo, 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 14y agoNo, 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 14y agoWe 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 14y agoDick 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 14y agoThat 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.