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Re:DeskHop – Fast Desktop Switching by fevangelou on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @06:27AM (#38780999)
Seriously, if any VC is reading this, get this man some funding to make it a real project. Even at double or triple what it costs, it's still cheaper than any other commercial competitor.
Re:DeskHop – Fast Desktop Switching by xbmcuser on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @07:04AM (#38781181)
If it gets really popular here on hacker news won't be long before chinese devices based on it start appearing. Or if someone is willing to invest $10-20k they could have devices ready to sell in less than 2-3 weeks.
Re:DeskHop – Fast Desktop Switching by jbverschoor on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @08:44AM (#38781850)
With built-in networking so they can send your keylogs ;-)
Re:DeskHop – Fast Desktop Switching by lovelyviking on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @10:17AM (#38782782)
> Or if someone is willing to invest $10-20k they could have devices ready to sell in less than 2-3 weeks.

Can you elaborate on this for someone unfamiliar with production? How one come up with the number and such time estimation?

Re:DeskHop – Fast Desktop Switching by ipsum2 on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @06:29AM (#38781007)
Not every cool project needs to be a startup.
Re:DeskHop – Fast Desktop Switching by jamesholden on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @06:35AM (#38781026)
This. So much this. It's also really cool as a 'niche' project, and felt even approachable to someone like me who hasn't ever done more soldering than his first PS1 and a modchip.
Re:DeskHop – Fast Desktop Switching by fevangelou on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @11:31AM (#38783575)
I read some months ago that tinypilotkvm.com is doing JUST fine.

So yeah, sometimes niche markets can be profitable. And it doesn't have to be millions of dollars in VC money obviously to be invested.

Re:DeskHop – Fast Desktop Switching by layer8 on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @09:15AM (#38782077)
Better make a Kickstarter or similar out of it. Don’t tie yourself to VC money if you can help it.
Re:DeskHop – Fast Desktop Switching by joshchaney on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @09:52AM (#38782479)