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by jkincaid 16y ago
For what it's worth, Color (the company) does not see itself as just another photo sharing app. When I was in their office, the executives kept making vague references to how they would be doing some heavy data crunching and creating recomm
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by jkincaid 16y ago
I'm pretty sure that Color also takes interaction within the application into account (i.e. if you frequently comment on a user's photos, view their stream, etc., then it also boosts your social connection).
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by jkincaid 16y ago
Yeah, based on what they said they have some much more ambitious plans than just photo swapping. Unfortunately (but unsurprisingly) they were vague about what those plans entail — they made some references to heavy data crunching, but I co
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by jkincaid 16y ago
The other companies were "off the record". This is journalist lingo for stuff you can't write about. It's an agreement between YC and the press in attendance that they won't write about companies that don't want to be 'outed' as being part
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by jkincaid 16y ago
I didn't pay for access, but the linked article points to a URL for The Sunday Times. Last I checked this is a sister publication to The Times. Not sure how the editorial standards compare.
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by jkincaid 16y ago
I did suck it up and switched to Android. It isn't painless. I now like Android better than iOS, but you need to change your muscle memory and learn where various options are. And all of the apps and content you purchased on iOS are no long
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by jkincaid 16y ago
Actually it does affect the Kindle and other non-subscription apps, as confirmed in this report: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9209580/Apple_s_new_A...
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by jkincaid 16y ago
That's a good idea — I'll start asking about the standard setup.
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by jkincaid 16y ago
Of course it's unnatural. There's people walking around with big cameras and I'm sticking a microphone in their face. We could show people coding with their head down, but that would be pretty dull. So we get some shots showing people doing
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by jkincaid 16y ago
That's just me :)
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TechCrunch Tours Dropbox Offices(techcrunch.com)
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by jkincaid 16y ago
Perhaps the free press generated by every brief downtime more than compensates for it? (that isn't me being sarcastic, it's just a guess)
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by jkincaid 16y ago
Well, remember Apple has a screening process so they don't have to detect credentials — they can just have the reviewer try buying something. And they probably only really care about the big content sellers (Amazon, Google, etc.) so they wo
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by jkincaid 16y ago
It sounds like that's banned too though. "The company has told some applications developers, including Sony, that they can no longer sell content, like e-books, within their apps, or let customers have access to purchases they have made ou
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by jkincaid 16y ago
The really interesting bit is where it says that developers won't be able to "let customers have access to purchases they have made outside the App Store". Amazon has worked around Apple's rules by always kicking users out to the browser to
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by jkincaid 16y ago
Check out the post for some of their plans. They're looking to become a platform for helping businesses/bands/venues connect with patrons.
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by jkincaid 16y ago
I don't think the goading was that bad. The skinning has been a real issue for Android, and (having been in a similar situation) you can't ask questions like that once and move on to another topic, otherwise you'll just get the response the
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by jkincaid 16y ago
Ugh. This post is flawed. I've been in contact with him all afternoon trying to explain why (I wrote the original post he is attempting to debunk). Under his 'Paid Apps' banner he is counting applications that use in-app purchases (but are
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by jkincaid 16y ago
Good point. I certainly wasn't trying to be misleading — the "slowed to" was based on my observation immediately after the store launched, when I believe some of the paid apps had higher numbers of installs. However, I don't have the sales
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by jkincaid 16y ago
Very cool as a V1, with a user experience that's loads better than existing alternatives. Couple feature suggestions (that are probably already on your roadmap): -User and/or editor reviews are a must. Tab quality tends to range from comple
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by jkincaid 16y ago
I tried to address this in the article, but it's a little confusing. If you and a coworker are both editing a document using native versions of Office, then the changes should sync seamlessly. If you create a document using Office, then syn
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by jkincaid 16y ago
Google intends to release a version that will work with the iPad/iPod Touch (no VoIP calls, at least at first, but you'll be able to use texts and access your voicemail).
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by jkincaid 16y ago
Valid point, but the hurdle associated with exporting and re-uploading that data is non-trivial for most people. Is it truly portable if a user can't figure out how to take it with them in the first place? Edit: I should add that I think a
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by jkincaid 16y ago
Perhaps closed was the wrong word — it's certainly more restrictive, is it not? It's my data. If I want to bring it to another service, I should be able to — at least, that's what Google has been saying for a long time now. Even if my data
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by jkincaid 16y ago
This is true, though to my knowledge if we agree to an embargo (as in, you ask, I actually say "Yes" as opposed to you just blasting a press release to my inbox) then we don't generally break them. At least that's my policy.
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by jkincaid 16y ago
FYI, The Wall Street Journal stopped honoring embargoes last year. Your PR firm knew this.
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by jkincaid 16y ago
Forgive me if the answer to this is obvious (I skimmed the linked page), but how much Rails/general programming experience do I need to be able to follow this?
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by jkincaid 16y ago
Strongly disagree with this (and I've seen my fair share of pitches). I'd much rather hear you're the "x of y" followed by an explanation of your key differences than listen to you reinvent the wheel.
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by jkincaid 16y ago
The report about the phone was true. Here's (yet more) confirmation: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-23/facebook-is-said-to...
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by jkincaid 16y ago
Google submitted a native, official Google Voice application to the App Store in the first half of 2009. That application was rejected, though Apple told the press and FCC that it was still "pondering" whether or not to accept it (which was

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