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I don't think Flappy Bird went viral as a result of a single or even multiple influencers. It seemed to spread by word-of-mouth and blew up that way.
> Although originally unsuccessful, the game received a massive influx of players after being reviewed by the Swedish YouTuber PewDiePie. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flappy_Bird Wikipedias source for that, https://www.businessinsider.com/flappy-bird-origin-2014-2?r=...
As an Android user, I am completely blown away by two things: #1 iPhones got this only in 2020, when Android had this since the first version, #2 iPhone owners are willing to spend $28 for a icon pack, a very nice one, but still an icon pack.
Off topic, but I really like that I don't have to customize my iPhone much at all. It works great right off the bat, I don't need to download another camera app, another gallery app, or have to root it so I can fix my CPU settings so the phone won't melt just in my pocket (happened on my LG android back in 2015 which made me switch to iOS and never look back).
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People who just want something that sets them apart from their peers. Why are you blown away? People pay 50 USD for a personalised phone cover. Is this different because it's software?
There is no difference between these two kinds of insane behaviours.
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Is the average iPhone owner willing to spend $28 on an icon pack? Probably not. Can you find 3626 iPhone owners willing to spend $28 on an icon pack? Sure you can. In fact I bet you can find 3626 Android owners willing to part with $28 too. The key to this success story is this: > Then, MKBHD happened.
Sure. He said it himself. And went on to say: > The market will decide a huge part of what comes after sharing something, so continually increase your odds by building, publishing, then repeating. All the people here decrying everything he had done up until this point and proclaiming any degree of success is attributable only to luck is amazing. It's not the same as stumbling on a winning lotto ticking on the street…
It's one of those things that makes me want to scream at Hacker News regularly.
Even if you think it's about "luck", how are you modelling it?
MKBHD did a fair coin toss between all of his options?
Nah, doesn't seem realistic.
Some options are probably more likely than others.
Based on what? Oh well, the quality of the product, the buzz around it (which itself is probably based on the quality of the product, how it matches the zeitgeist's aesthetic (which means good understanding of trends, marketing, psychology, etc.)), the original reputation of the person creating the product, and so on.
Hacker News's take: it's just luck, it could have been any other icon set with the same probability.
Yeah, no.
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Technically it's still not available to iPhone users. The actual method of changing the icons is a really nasty workaround that needs to be performed for each and every application . Instructions: https://icons.tr.af/how Don't get me wrong, I do love my iPhone, but this isn't something most people (myself included) will have the patience to do.
I don't even understand why you would want to change icons on your phone.
I know what the logos correspond to, Apple.
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I asked a single question and said I was just curious and didn't need specification lol. why go out of your way to spread negativity?
Because I was once a five year old who didn't know how to stop when someone told me no, and it brings back shameful memories when I see the same behavior from grown men.
I see you are committed to being angry online so I won't stop you from following your passion, but I hope you see eventually that it is strange behavior.
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Off topic, but I really like that I don't have to customize my iPhone much at all. It works great right off the bat, I don't need to download another camera app, another gallery app, or have to root it so I can fix my CPU settings so the phone won't melt just in my pocket (happened on my LG android back in 2015 which made me switch to iOS and never look back).
In fairness, I don't have to do any of that to my Google Pixel either. It all just works great off the bat. I can if I want to, but I don't. I do appreciate being able to install my own fully open source web browser of choice (Firefox) and my own fully open source ad blocker of choice (uBlock) instead of being stuck using skins over Safari's engine.
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I'm convinced the poster above is only surprised because of the combination in this case: It costs (a lot of) money to buy this set. It requires a lot of manual work to add the custom icons. And - most importantly - it slows down every app start. While I myself don't really like to change defaults, I can very well see the benefit of customization for other people. But at the expense of performance this becomes very q…
A lot of? It's like the cost of eating lunch out three times in a big city. Given the amount of work put into drawing icons, I'd say it's fair. I'm absolutely thrilled someone found a way to charge for something that is a personal project and not backed by some big corporate marketing buck.
Don't take this the wrong way. I'm happy for the designer to have been so successful. I'm merely pointing out that the price is relatively steep in comparison with other icon kits of the same craft. But good for him that he was so bold to go with the price and get rewarded for it!