You assert it’s “Used by people at [four images]”. That’s pretty vague. If you’re going to claim your product is used by people at Apple and CERN, there should be context to back it up.
probably someone with @apple.com address signed up
Launch HN: SigmaOS (YC S21) – A MacOS web browser designed for faster work
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Re: Launch HN: SigmaOS (YC S21) – A MacOS web browser designed for faster work
#122Unisntalled after being requested email and 14 day trial.
Sorry to hear that, in terms of the trial we wouldn’t take your payment details until your trial runs out. In terms of your email we don’t use it for marketing or spam, it is more for being able to record your feedbacks you send us in app. But as soon as you want them delted you can request it and we quickly delete everything for u
No ofense, but I wish you all luck with this model. It is not meant for us who work on IT, we have to work with several browsers. This is more for the end consumer like.
Re: Launch HN: SigmaOS (YC S21) – A MacOS web browser designed for faster work
#123Earlier quoted context omitted.
Good points! We're working on extensions and Adblock right now, so should be out soon! For CMD-W, we're trying to change how you think about pages to something you "mark as done" as opposed to just "close", and changing the shortcut helps make that change for users. Try it out and let me know if you think it's necessary to support CMD-W :)
> For CMD-W, we're trying to change how you think about pages to something you "mark as done" as opposed to just "close", and changing the shortcut helps make that change for users. Please don't force users to un-learn years of what they already know. It doesn't matter if you call it "closing" a page or "marking it as done" but _please_ make well-known keyboard shortcuts do roughly what a user would expect.
We definitely don't want to punish our users or make the app feel worse.
We're testing out a classic mode at the moment that allows your current shortcuts to work as well :)
Re: Launch HN: SigmaOS (YC S21) – A MacOS web browser designed for faster work
#124Earlier quoted context omitted.
I wonder what it is about hacker news that brings out this incessant negativity in people. Have you considered that: - This product might only be a couple of months old and they have bigger plans for it over the next year? - The founders don't have all the answers and they're learning just as much as we are right now? - Even though YOU might not see enough value to warrant the price tag, there might be people (or bus…
Maybe they shouldn't charge $15/month for a product that's incomplete. The only reason I'm not the target audience here is because I won't use a subscription-based browser, much less one that has fewer features than my current browser. I respect people who build software, but you have to get pricing right if you want people to care. > I wonder what it is about hacker news that brings out this incessant negativity in…
Agreed. The subscription pricing model alone is an instant disqualifier.
$15 for a one-time purchase? I'd absolutely consider it. $15/month? Never.
Re: Launch HN: SigmaOS (YC S21) – A MacOS web browser designed for faster work
#125You assert it’s “Used by people at [four images]”. That’s pretty vague. If you’re going to claim your product is used by people at Apple and CERN, there should be context to back it up.
Hmm, interesting point.
I presume specific user testimonials might help? What were you thinking?
Re: Launch HN: SigmaOS (YC S21) – A MacOS web browser designed for faster work
#126I literally never post comments on HN but what is this product. Is this $15/month browser for MacOS ? Fancy browser with grouped tabs, split-screen and sharing but still just browser. I think I'm just too poor to understand. I hope that your product will succeed because then I will know that in this world you can sell ice to an eskimo.
Thanks for taking the time to make us the first post to post a comment about. The one thing to keep mind is this a browser designed for professionals more than personal use. Example would be WhatsApp vs Slack. Granted some people use even WhatsApp for work, but at companies and within teams Slack is used more because of the structure it gives. Now yes there is a freemium version of Slack but to get the most out of it…
I'm a professional. The way you described it initially caught my attention as something I could use.
Make it a one-time payment and I'd think about it. Subware is not something I support.
Re: Launch HN: SigmaOS (YC S21) – A MacOS web browser designed for faster work
#127So, bucking the trend... but i think this is really well executed and I'm a huge fan. I don't use vivaldi but i dont find it to be as nice of a UX as this.
Im a Firefox guy mostly on principal, but if you had a solid free trial on this I would give it a go.
Best of luck to you, remember you don't need to do something totally new to do it in a way that makes peoples lives better.
I'd consider dropping the prices a bit, $9/mo seems more reasonable to me than $15 but as you add features im sure that will change.
Re: Launch HN: SigmaOS (YC S21) – A MacOS web browser designed for faster work
#128Earlier quoted context omitted.
I wonder what it is about hacker news that brings out this incessant negativity in people. Have you considered that: - This product might only be a couple of months old and they have bigger plans for it over the next year? - The founders don't have all the answers and they're learning just as much as we are right now? - Even though YOU might not see enough value to warrant the price tag, there might be people (or bus…
Maybe they shouldn't charge $15/month for a product that's incomplete. The only reason I'm not the target audience here is because I won't use a subscription-based browser, much less one that has fewer features than my current browser. I respect people who build software, but you have to get pricing right if you want people to care. > I wonder what it is about hacker news that brings out this incessant negativity in…
> Maybe they shouldn't charge $15/month for a product that's incomplete
How do you expect them to ever finish the browser if they don't have any income from working on it?
Re: Launch HN: SigmaOS (YC S21) – A MacOS web browser designed for faster work
#129I’ve been beta testing this and I can honestly say that I love it! I don’t use too many web apps (except Notion) but still usually have about 50 tabs open on safari. With sigma, I’ve been able to organise all these tabs in different workspaces because I work on a lot of different projects and just this already has, imo, made me much more efficient. I can focus on specific tabs without having to move around like crazy like I usually do on safari. I also love the split screen feature - I read a lot of research papers and sigma makes taking notes while reading so simple. You can also send feedback or request features! Lastly, the design is beautiful and clear, something you don’t always find elsewhere.
Keep up the good work Sigma!
Re: Launch HN: SigmaOS (YC S21) – A MacOS web browser designed for faster work
#130So, bucking the trend... but i think this is really well executed and I'm a huge fan. I don't use vivaldi but i dont find it to be as nice of a UX as this. Im a Firefox guy mostly on principal, but if you had a solid free trial on this I would give it a go. Best of luck to you, remember you don't need to do something totally new to do it in a way that makes peoples lives better. I'd consider dropping the prices a bit…
Thanks, appreciate it!
We do have a 14-day free trial, and you don't have to put your card details when you sign up.
Yeah, as Mahyad has mentioned, we're still workshopping price and pricing models.
Let us know what you think!