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Why is it an iphone app instead of a web app?

• giorgia 12y ago
  Basically because I'm an iOS developer :) Soon for Android
  • Killah911 12y ago
    Ah! Good reason. Great idea, hopefully you can get it in android & a web app version. This could help end a lot of waste.
• untog 12y ago
  I thought that too. The kind of people that could really benefit from this aren't likely to have the budget for an iPhone.
• mkaziz 12y ago
  Hypothetical- would you be more comfortable hosting an iOS-owning stranger or just someone who has access to a website? I feel more comfortable with the former (not least because of the implied affluence) but I wonder what HN's opinion is.
  • dublinben 12y ago
    That's incredibly discriminatory, but at least you recognize it.
  • colanderman 12y ago
    Status symbols have a way of bridging affluence gaps.
• calbear81 12y ago
  One reason is that you can do push notifications when food becomes available near you vs. having to constantly check the status. I guess that could be solved via push to SMS or emails.