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Re: Magic+

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Post by cmikec »

sycren wrote: post #257
cmikec wrote: post #78

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm really sorry that your initial experience with Magic last year wasn't ideal. We have come a long way since those initial days. Believe it or not, we actually did not plan that original launch -- rather, we released the website and number to a few people and it went viral practically overnight. We set up a waitlist as quickly as we could, but there definitely were some people in the beginning who did not have a go…

This looks really interesting. Just wondering, in your FAQ you have: Q: Where is Magic+ available? Anywhere you need it. Magic+ is there to make your every desire and need happen, wherever you are. # Does this mean that we can actually use it in other countries like the UK? Do we need to use an area code?

Yes, you can use the service from other countries. Magic+ is actually really convenient when you're traveling. We have phone numbers that work internationally.

Re: Magic+

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Post by lectrick »

For what it's worth, I've used the service twice and it worked out great. People tend to complain more than praise (there must be some psychological concept to explain this...), so that's my two cents.

Re: Magic+

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Post by bredren »

TulliusCicero wrote: post #225
bredren wrote: post #161

I'd love to try this, as there is an out-of-production bag that is probably out there but I could not find this holiday season. People aren't mentioning this here, but the real sticker shock is not $100 / hour but rather that to get that price you have to be ready to pay $1000 now or sign up for a $3000 a month subscription (that also begins now) The low-key information page doesn't really set you up for that level o…

I think it makes sense that they only want people who are serious about it. If they didn't have a high up-front entry cost, they'd inevitably end up with lots of pranksters 'trying out' the service with ludicrous/dumb requests ("make my wife love me again"; "buy twenty pizzas, then hurl them into the ocean at this exact point") and bogging things down.

Sure, but can't this reasonably be handled with a $100 or even $150 option? I've never dumped a grand into trying out a 'crazy internet thing.' i.e. uber or airbnb.

Since it is $1000, it is hard to not see this as anything but something for the very wealthy. Which may be fine, but the info page doesn't make it sound like it is for that sort of folk.

Re: Magic+

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Post by sampo »

snydly wrote: post #223

So wait... did I miss the part about what happens if they fail to do what I ask? What happens then? "Finish my dissertation. Thanks."

> "Finish my dissertation. Thanks."

There are lots of academic ghostwriting services. While not ethical, I assume they are totally legal. It would be relatively easy to hire one of them.

https://www.lewrockwell.com/2010/11/ed-dante/the-shadow-scho...

Re: Magic+

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Post by lectrick »

soared wrote: post #18

Based on their web design I doubt their ability to complete any simple task.

I'm a fairly highly-paid web dev and I don't have a curated personal website. Shocking, I know. I'd just rather spend time on other things, like paying work

Re: Magic+

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Post by cmikec »

jaksmit wrote: post #246

I tweeted about this last week and was surprised no one else noticed sooner: https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2F_... their roll out of this pivot has been a disaster: 1) Last week the homepage was saying it was free: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6v7ctgeakcya1wi/1.png?dl=0 but when you signed up it asked you to pay $100/hr or $3000 a month 2) Then yesterday they updated the homepage to say it was…

Before we rolled out Magic+ today, we did quite a number of split tests regarding prices and messaging. We also have had a private beta of Magic+ going for some time. Venturebeat as well as a few others seem to have screenshotted our website when it was in various stages of being split-tested.

Re: Magic+

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Post by tedmiston »

> Q: How much does it cost?

> It’s $100/hr to use Magic+. You only get charged for the minutes you use it for. If your request takes 12 minutes, you’ll only be charged for 12 minutes.

This could be affordable in small does depending how much time a human is allocated to do the task. I wonder if it's possible to know the estimate before you commit to buying.

Re: Magic+

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Post by mizzao »

Magic+ isn't going to be able to satisfy all of the copycat requests to meet Tina Fey and Amy Poehler...

Re: Magic+

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Post by irascible »

Exuma wrote: post #167
irascible wrote: post #163

Seeing this makes me feel ashamed to be a part of the tech industry. This is why people despise the 1%. Show some taste/humility/discretion. A "service" like this is so narrowly focused on the ultra rich, that it should be marketing in high end magazines/direct outreach.. not on hacker news.

Oh please, give me a break.

I'll have my magic+ fungineer send one over. barf.
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