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by frbr 1y ago
And you can't even point someone to a specific app without the App Store trying hard to redirect their attention to an alternative.
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by frbr 1y ago
The ad slot is purely a revenue tool, not a discovery aid. It forces developers to pay just to defend their own branded search terms. App Store Search ads are a hidden increase in commissions that you either accept to pay by bidding on your
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by frbr 1y ago
When search is already unreliable, placing a competitor's ad above the exact match feels intentionally exploitative.
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by frbr 1y ago
It seems plausible that casual browsing and downloading remains a significant use case. Apple surely wouldn't design the App Store focusing on discovery this way otherwise. Not sure about the #1 activity hypothesis. What I'm certa
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by frbr 1y ago
Paying to parasitize the brand recognition and trust of a competitor has become the norm. he comparison to retail product squatting perfectly illustrates why this feels like an unfair infringement, not just aggressive marketing.
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by frbr 1y ago
Indeed
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Show HN: Rainlayer: Authentic 3D rain audio app with Metal-rendered BG(apps.apple.com)
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by frbr 5y ago
An interesting hypothesis. Maybe the deeper question is, does the virtual world really need to reflect the physical world in a very accurate way, or does it suffice to represent a subset of that? And then, how accurate does it have to be? D
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by frbr 5y ago
This is where it gets interesting, because many of the things you've mentioned are things that we're spending a lot of time on thinking through. At the moment Spot has "headphones mode" which signals to others that you p
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by frbr 5y ago
Disclaimer: I've joined Spot as a strategic/product advisor and consultant, and I'm very excited about the space, product and roadmap. Working from home since late 2008 myself, I've felt the drawbacks extensively. So whe
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The Open Startup(medium.com)
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Ask HN: Is this a good app launch strategy?
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Show HN: Sunny – Work at the beach in stereoscopic 3D for headphones(getsunnyapp.com)
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by frbr 12y ago
Wonderful book! On L-systems: The Sierpinski triangle is used in fractal antennas which dramatically improve signal strength. There is a program called Terragen which procedurally generates entire planets with atmosphere and vegetation, in
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by frbr 12y ago
"Happiness is subjective and relative" True story: When I was a kid, I was very happy with the rattling performance of my old Schneider PC. The sun was shining bright that day during the lunch break on the schoolyard, when a notor