37signals Are Idiots...

zzzmarcus wrote: post #2

tl;dr version: Draft is too expensive and has too few features. But wait, Draft may sell well anyway, maybe they aren't idiotic after all.

tl;dr 1. Title is linkbait 2. Idiotism is doubleplusgood

Re: 37signals Are Idiots...

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Post by dustydean » Wed, Jun 23, 2010, 11:42 PM UTC

I think some people see the words "iPad", "new" and "app" together and expect something novel.

If it is useful to some Campfire users then it is a success for them.

As for the price, I think it's fine. I think most app prices are too low, especially considering you're getting free upgrades.

Re: 37signals Are Idiots...

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Post by jason_slack » Wed, Jun 23, 2010, 11:43 PM UTC

Maybe you disagree with 37Signals, but do you have to flat out insult them?

Do you have any sort of belief in karma or maybe just belief in not being completely, flat out, blatantly rude?

Did you stop to think maybe their customers want this or asked for it?

Re: 37signals Are Idiots...

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Post by mkramlich » Wed, Jun 23, 2010, 11:50 PM UTC

They claim to have wanted a tool that did this and nothing more.

I'm guessing they realized if they did a little more work they could put it up for sale and gain another (mostly) passive income stream. Yes, it will do better than it would have otherwise due to their established audience. They're smart enough to leverage this to their benefit. Nobody is forced to buy it or even read about it beyond seeing a headline flying by.

It seems consistent with the same strategy they applied successfully in the past to profit from Basecamp and Rails: both were leftovers or spinoffs of what was originally their core business, consulting.

(shrug)

Re: 37signals Are Idiots...

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Post by Dauntless » Wed, Jun 23, 2010, 11:51 PM UTC

Did someone removed this from the main page?... so very strange... I guess it may have been flagged by several users. :\