Re:So where do I signup for Bootstrappers Anonymous?
by jlcgull on Sunday July 04, 2010 @04:53PM
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Best paragraph:
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Imagine the reaction when a company like Apple suddenly comes with devices like iPhones and iPads that don’t feel like computers, don’t require nearly as much maintenance & ‘Just work’. Or at least work enough.
Imagine the reaction: “Hey, tech doesn’t need to be difficult. Those nerds have been fooling us all along. Screw them.”
Re:So where do I signup for Bootstrappers Anonymous?
by c1sc0 on Sunday July 04, 2010 @07:31PM
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I'm the author & while I think that particular post is one of the more rambling entries, this part indeed summarizes how I generally feel about the whole iOs debacle. While the long-term future probably is in html5 apps, right now ordinary people are voting en masse with their wallets. Lots of nerds are slow to wake up to this reality: the iPad is a device nerds love to hate and normal people love to love.
Is there anything wrong with being cheap? My company is currently barely "ramen profitable" and being cheap is more of a necesity vs a choice.
Being able to lower your standard of living is a big part of being an entrepreneur, we all need to be able to do it at some point.
''' Imagine the reaction when a company like Apple suddenly comes with devices like iPhones and iPads that don’t feel like computers, don’t require nearly as much maintenance & ‘Just work’. Or at least work enough. Imagine the reaction: “Hey, tech doesn’t need to be difficult. Those nerds have been fooling us all along. Screw them.”
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That one hits home! Ouch!!