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Re: Introducing Quip

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Post by benhoyt » Thu, Aug 01, 2013, 12:58 AM UTC

finiteloop wrote: post #42

benhoyt wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Totally agreed -- I'm skipping it for now. "View my contacts" would have been one thing, but "manage"? Be nice if one could try the tool and invite friends later.

We don't save your contacts. We use it to find existing contacts on Quip. Sorry it isn't an option. -- Bret

Okay, I tried it based on this. Ideally one could opt into this step, but I think if it either said 1) "view your contacts" or 2) you simply wrote "We never change your contacts or save them on our servers" or similar -- that'd do it, I think.

BTW, once in, I really like it! Simple, elegant, but not too simple (e.g., it supports basic tables).

Re: Introducing Quip

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Post by jcdoll » Thu, Aug 01, 2013, 7:10 AM UTC

If you use gmail but don't want to use your google account for auth:

1) Enter foobar@hotmail.com and try to sign up.

2) The form will now ask you for your name and password. Fix your email address and sign up.

(edit: first impression = google docs for mac users)

Re: Introducing Quip

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Post by dakrisht » Thu, Aug 01, 2013, 10:42 PM UTC

dirtyaura wrote: post #65

dakrisht wrote: post #52

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Why not offer a $1.99 version without having to create an account. Everything these days is "create an account", "allow access to contacts", "sync with FB" - gets annoying.

Because $1.99 for the Word-killer is not a business.

Far, far from the "Word-killer" more like a glorified "Notes"

Re: Introducing Quip

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Post by rdl » Mon, Aug 12, 2013, 6:35 PM UTC

I'm curious about the business features listed on the site -- what exactly do they mean by Remote Device Management? MDM, or app-level management from devices?