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Re: Arc Browser 1.0

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Post by aquova »

notatoad wrote: post #52
aquova wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Agreed. I don't use a Mac anymore, but I've been hearing about this browser and how excellent it is, but their website does such an awful job of conveying anything that I'm surprised anyone ever started using it. Actually, to give them some credit, they seem to have redone the site somewhat, and it now actually has screenshots. Last time I visited it barely had a description of the product, so I guess they're headed…

>I've been hearing about this browser and how excellent it is from real people, or probably-paid articles on tech blogs?

The Youtuber MKBHD has a podcast[0] where they have mentioned that many in their office has switched over to it. I'm not sure I quite understand their enthusiasm for it, but I don't think they're paid shills.

[0] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEcrRXW3oEYfUctetZTAWLw

Re: Arc Browser 1.0

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Post by 1123581321 »

JohnFen wrote: post #42
chrisoconnell wrote: post #24

It unfortunately requires an account to use the browser at all. A browser, un no circumstances, should be log-in walled. Seemed like a great user experience as a browser, but unfortunately I uninstalled it as soon as I launched it to a sign in screen.

> It unfortunately requires an account to use the browser at all. It does? Well, that's a showstopper right there. At least I know I can safely ignore this browser from here on out, though. Thank you!

I remember you! You posted something similar about Arc a few months ago in a thread I started. I hope you can ignore it this time. :)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35086116

Re: Arc Browser 1.0

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Post by CharlesW »

sthatipamala wrote: post #63
CharlesW wrote: post #46

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I want to like Arc but I found the onboarding to be very weak. How did you learn to use it in the way the designers intended? Where is the "Master Arc in 5 Minutes" video?

I just started using Arc yesterday and they have such a video. Maybe added since you last tried it.

That's very possible since I've had it for months, but I wasn't able to find it in the 1.0 app. It mystifies me why their marketing team wouldn't post these publicly to encourage people to try it.

Re: Arc Browser 1.0

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Post by JohnFen »

1123581321 wrote: post #72
JohnFen wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> It unfortunately requires an account to use the browser at all. It does? Well, that's a showstopper right there. At least I know I can safely ignore this browser from here on out, though. Thank you!

I remember you! You posted something similar about Arc a few months ago in a thread I started. I hope you can ignore it this time. :) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35086116

You're so right! I'd forgotten. It will probably happen again -- I'll forget about Arc and then reinvestigate it. Apologies for the redundancy. :)

Re: Arc Browser 1.0

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Post by enumjorge »

itslennysfault wrote: post #12

Off topic, but clicking that link and seeing the "X" logo is really jarring to me. I heard it happened, but actually clicking a link in the wild and seeing that big dumb as-is Special Alphabets 4 "X" as a "logo" still shocked me.

I'm not even sure why the OP submitted this tweet. It has barely any information other than directing you to a different link.

Re: Arc Browser 1.0

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Post by MrAlex94 »

If I'm not mistaken Arc is also a closed source browser. The company has raised $18M since 2020. How are they expecting to make that RoI for their investors?

Monetisation for browsers is incredibly hard, and doing it in a way that respects the end user is even harder. Curious to see their play.

Re: Arc Browser 1.0

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Post by toyg »

MrAlex94 wrote: post #76

If I'm not mistaken Arc is also a closed source browser. The company has raised $18M since 2020. How are they expecting to make that RoI for their investors? Monetisation for browsers is incredibly hard, and doing it in a way that respects the end user is even harder. Curious to see their play.

The way some people can raise tens of millions on absolute vaporware, in 2023, continues to astonish me.

Re: Arc Browser 1.0

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Post by distortedsignal »

JohnFen wrote: post #74
1123581321 wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I remember you! You posted something similar about Arc a few months ago in a thread I started. I hope you can ignore it this time. :) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35086116

You're so right! I'd forgotten. It will probably happen again -- I'll forget about Arc and then reinvestigate it. Apologies for the redundancy. :)

I think this is the Ouroboros of curiosity - discovery, investigation, disappointment, amnesia. If it doesn't catch, we don't really remember it. This seems very human.
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