Instapaper is joining Pinterest

Post by protomyth » Tue, Aug 23, 2016, 5:16 PM UTC

Post by protomyth » Tue, Aug 23, 2016, 5:18 PM UTC

jonknee wrote: post #3

protomyth wrote: post #2

Its really not "joining" if you are cancelling a service as part of the announcement. What is so wrong with actually saying "we were acquired" and the new owner does not value some / all of our existing customers?

You should read the post. > For you, the Instapaper end user and customer, nothing changes. The Instapaper team will be moving from betaworks in New York City to Pinterest’s headquarters in San Francisco, and we’ll continue to make Instapaper a great place to save and read articles. They are shutting down a developer product Instaparser that I don't think had much traction (first I've heard of it actually) and is les…

Post by jonknee » Tue, Aug 23, 2016, 5:20 PM UTC

protomyth wrote: post #4

jonknee wrote: post #3

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You should read the post. > For you, the Instapaper end user and customer, nothing changes. The Instapaper team will be moving from betaworks in New York City to Pinterest’s headquarters in San Francisco, and we’ll continue to make Instapaper a great place to save and read articles. They are shutting down a developer product Instaparser that I don't think had much traction (first I've heard of it actually) and is les…

you should read the post > As we focus on the future of the user experience, we’ll be sunsetting our developer product, Instaparser. Starting today, we will cease signups for Instaparser and halt billing for existing customers. In order to ensure a smooth transition for current users, we will keep Instaparser running until November 1, 2016. [edit: parent added another sentence after my reply]

Post by reitanqild » Tue, Aug 23, 2016, 5:21 PM UTC

protomyth wrote: post #4

jonknee wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You should read the post. > For you, the Instapaper end user and customer, nothing changes. The Instapaper team will be moving from betaworks in New York City to Pinterest’s headquarters in San Francisco, and we’ll continue to make Instapaper a great place to save and read articles. They are shutting down a developer product Instaparser that I don't think had much traction (first I've heard of it actually) and is les…

you should read the post > As we focus on the future of the user experience, we’ll be sunsetting our developer product, Instaparser. Starting today, we will cease signups for Instaparser and halt billing for existing customers. In order to ensure a smooth transition for current users, we will keep Instaparser running until November 1, 2016. [edit: parent added another sentence after my reply]

Post by jonknee » Tue, Aug 23, 2016, 5:23 PM UTC

ihuman wrote: post #9

jonknee wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, the API that no one uses and was announced in April. The product Instapaper that is in the headline and is what everyone knows about is not going anywhere.

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