Hacker news reader for iPhone • Hacker News Board

Re: Hacker news reader for iPhone

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Post by peterbe » Thu, Oct 08, 2009, 12:22 PM UTC

Torn wrote: post #4

mildweed wrote: post #3

If I were to pay money for my HN, I'd want at least some of it to go to the actual HN team.

Yeah, £1.19 seems a bit too steep when I can instantly fire up Safari on my iPhone and view the full hn for free.

How many sips of beer is that? 1.5?

Re: Hacker news reader for iPhone

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Post by smokey_the_bear » Thu, Oct 08, 2009, 12:33 PM UTC

I bought it and it looks good. Though I mostly bought it because I noticed that the author used to be my project manager. :) Best of luck with the app, Kevin!

Re: Hacker news reader for iPhone

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Post by brk » Thu, Oct 08, 2009, 12:34 PM UTC

rbanffy wrote: post #6

You know... Not everybody has iTunes on the computer... Or even a computer where iTunes is willing to run.

In that case then, this app probably isn't targeted at you.

Re: Hacker news reader for iPhone

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Post by shabda » Thu, Oct 08, 2009, 12:34 PM UTC

mildweed wrote: post #3

If I were to pay money for my HN, I'd want at least some of it to go to the actual HN team.

I find it funny that a community of people who make their living off selling software are so averse to paying for it. How much of your hourly rate is the cost of buying this? How much time do you spend on HN daily? How much percent better does reading HN does this app need to make, for you to be ROI positive in a week?

Re: Hacker news reader for iPhone

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Post by mdemare » Thu, Oct 08, 2009, 12:37 PM UTC

peterbe wrote: post #10

Installed!

Me too! Thanks, much more readable than in Safari.

Re: Hacker news reader for iPhone

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Post by vibhavs » Thu, Oct 08, 2009, 12:37 PM UTC

pclark wrote: post #7

none of your screenshots actually show a story. does that mean it just shows the webkit view?

Also, I couldn't tell from the screenshots if the app allowed users to view comments on a submission. As we all know, the discussions can be as good as, if not better, than the articles.

Re: Hacker news reader for iPhone

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Post by gcv » Thu, Oct 08, 2009, 12:45 PM UTC

vibhavs wrote: post #16

pclark wrote: post #7

none of your screenshots actually show a story. does that mean it just shows the webkit view?

Also, I couldn't tell from the screenshots if the app allowed users to view comments on a submission. As we all know, the discussions can be as good as, if not better, than the articles.

Indeed. I'd buy this instantly if it provided an iPhone-friendly interface for reading the discussion, but I can't tell from the screenshots. Also, if there is a story view --- reasonably sized up-down voting arrows alone would make it worth paying for.

Re: Hacker news reader for iPhone

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Post by javery » Thu, Oct 08, 2009, 12:49 PM UTC

shabda wrote: post #14

mildweed wrote: post #3

If I were to pay money for my HN, I'd want at least some of it to go to the actual HN team.

I find it funny that a community of people who make their living off selling software are so averse to paying for it. How much of your hourly rate is the cost of buying this? How much time do you spend on HN daily? How much percent better does reading HN does this app need to make, for you to be ROI positive in a week?

It's not the problem of spending $2, it's the question of if that $2 is going to the right people.

Re: Hacker news reader for iPhone

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Post by jwr » Thu, Oct 08, 2009, 12:50 PM UTC

"The item you've requested is not currently available in the Polish Store"

Did the developers place geographical restrictions or is this a bug in the iTunes store?

Dear developers, please make sure the app is available everywhere.

Re: Hacker news reader for iPhone

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Oct 08, 2009, 12:51 PM UTC

shabda wrote: post #14

mildweed wrote: post #3

If I were to pay money for my HN, I'd want at least some of it to go to the actual HN team.

I find it funny that a community of people who make their living off selling software are so averse to paying for it. How much of your hourly rate is the cost of buying this? How much time do you spend on HN daily? How much percent better does reading HN does this app need to make, for you to be ROI positive in a week?

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