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15y ago
This actually helps Netflix too. The last thing the studios want is to be held hostage by one or two major players that control all the distribution channels and can act as a choke point. Worst case, a viable Netflix gives the studios lev
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Much scarier for Netflix is the challenge of securing rights to high-quality content for the long haul. This current stock crash is a blip, and their vision of transforming their focus to streaming is brilliant, but it will only matter if
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This should end up as a good case study - we just got featured on the front page of the App Store. Thanks again to HN for the support. Will let you know how things go from here..
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We're big fans of magic, so we will definitely consider this. ;)
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This app is going to stay focused on Monsters - but we will consider branching out with other coloring apps if we have enough success here to warrant it.
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We've tried a premium-only approach with previous apps and we've gotten feedback that our users like the option to try before they buy - which is what led us to IAP. Also, when we've tried a premium-only approach our apps have been made ava
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We worry about this as well, actually. In fact it's been interesting to get the comments pushing back on IAP, because our concern to date has been that we gave away too much content for free. What's interesting about that Flurry article I
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Love the idea of a Deluxe version. We had actually discussed it, but we were worried about diluting our audience across three versions of the app - it's hard to chart in the App Store if you split your audience three ways. Honestly, it's
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Thanks so much for the feedback. Always nice to get a counterpoint to the sunshine and roses you hear from friends, family and the like. Regarding: a) Performance. Very disappointing to hear that you are experiencing lag. We did extensi
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Great idea!
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We have a free version. Our hope is to signal a premium product with the $2.99 price for the paid version and so drive trial of the free version in order to monetize with IAP. We'll see if it works..
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Hm. Well, we did also consider the name Monsters Ink, but stayed away because we didn't want any trouble. Seems hard to tie your shoes these days without someone filing a lawsuit.
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why?