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Re:Show HN: Musi by geuis on Monday December 30, 2013 @08:05PM (#6988283)
The one problem I had right away is that you're asking me to create an account. Why?

You're streaming music from 3rd party services. Search functionality is an API call. Settings and playlists can be completely stored locally on the device and backed up to iCloud. Sharing used 3rd party services. I don't see the need for an account.

The app looks neat from the screenshots, but offers no functionality until I sign up. Maybe there's some neat thing the app does that requires a login, but I have no idea what that is.

I like the logo. Love the premise. Design looks nice from the images.

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Re:Show HN: Musi by speedyapoc on Monday December 30, 2013 @11:35PM (#6988972)
Before the 4.0 update, Musi had optional accounts. However, the conversation rate was basically zero. Now, I'm trying to promote inter-app sharing of music which requires accounts. For the utility that the app provides and the pricetag, a small sign up is quite appropriate in my opinion.
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