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Introducing Quip
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Re: Introducing Quip
#72Nice subtle "Professional" marketing with the Quip Business screenshot for the desktop NOT being on a Macbook. :) However, this says nothing of compatibility with existing docs. What if I have a ton of content trapped in .docx? What about Tables in docs? Are they supported? How do you send a document to a non-Quipper? Does it PDF? Export to ODF? DOCX? Or are we to expect an email "Hey, I sent you this awesome documen…
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#73The signup process is totally screwed up, in an infinity loop kind of way. I signup: email, name, password. Sends me a confirmation email. I click on confirmation link. Sends me again to the same signup page, only this time the fields are completed. The only available next step is to click on "Next" again, and the email verification is sent again, sending me to the same completed fields page... It happens on both web…
If you email me your account information ( powera@quip.com ) I can investigate this.
Thanks for offering to help, but I've gone ahead and deleted the app. I'll stick with Pages and Google Docs, a signup process to use a word editor isn't for me.
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#74Earlier quoted context omitted.
If you email me your account information ( powera@quip.com ) I can investigate this.
Thanks for offering to help, but I've gone ahead and deleted the app. I'll stick with Pages and Google Docs, a signup process to use a word editor isn't for me.
Didn't you signup for google docs as well?
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#75Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's a novel way of implementing a word processor and from the screenshots looks like a good start. I'm getting pretty tired of these "how does this belong on HN" posts. Face it, most things in computer science have been invented before. The interesting thing is how well a product has been executed. Should we not have linked to the announcement of Facebook or Dropbox when they were announced, just because social netw…
> Face it, most things in computer science have been invented before. It'll be hard to convince me that in only 400 years of its existence we've managed to exhaust the majority of our capacity to expand computer science.
This is not a helpful or even relevant comment
Re: Introducing Quip
#76It's always surreal to read Hacker News threads about the stuff you make. Harsh, but realistic. Anyway, I am Bret Taylor, co-founder of Quip. I am here if you have any questions, etc. (Also posted responses on the existing thread already).
Just to clarify a couple of points I have read:
1. We do support desktops. We have a really nice web app. It is Chrome/Firefox only right now.
2. We have an Android app. It is a "preview release" because it is not feature complete. We released it because it is pretty close, and you can download it at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quip.quip. It is early, but it exists.
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#77I don't understand why do all (and I mean ALL) screenshots have to be on an Apple device? Are you selling iPads or iPhones? Shouldn't your focus be on your product and not on Apple's product? Perhaps in the beginning somebody could be fooled that if you like awesome Apple products your product will be awesome as well. Or that because iThingies near perfection your service is also going to be highly polished. Obviousl…
Why is everyone complaining about unimportant details? Please focus and provide constructive feedback.
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#78Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thanks for offering to help, but I've gone ahead and deleted the app. I'll stick with Pages and Google Docs, a signup process to use a word editor isn't for me.
Didn't you signup for google docs as well?
I signed up to Gmail in 2004, but not to Google Docs. At least voluntarily, you know what I mean.
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#79I don't understand why do all (and I mean ALL) screenshots have to be on an Apple device? Are you selling iPads or iPhones? Shouldn't your focus be on your product and not on Apple's product? Perhaps in the beginning somebody could be fooled that if you like awesome Apple products your product will be awesome as well. Or that because iThingies near perfection your service is also going to be highly polished. Obviousl…
It's the fastest and most intuitive way to show it's for iOS.
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#80Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's a novel way of implementing a word processor and from the screenshots looks like a good start. I'm getting pretty tired of these "how does this belong on HN" posts. Face it, most things in computer science have been invented before. The interesting thing is how well a product has been executed. Should we not have linked to the announcement of Facebook or Dropbox when they were announced, just because social netw…
> Face it, most things in computer science have been invented before. It'll be hard to convince me that in only 400 years of its existence we've managed to exhaust the majority of our capacity to expand computer science.
Good because I'm not trying to convince you of that. If you only want to read about novel research, please go read computer science journals instead of complaining on Hacker News when new startup launches get coverage.