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Re:A Candid Look at Unread’s First Year by Brushfire on Monday July 28, 2014 @01:03PM (#8097996)
I really like this post, but I think the success (or lack thereof) is really more about the competition than the product or the app market in general. There are tons of RSS apps that are good, with great ratings, and are free.
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Re:A Candid Look at Unread’s First Year by qzervaas on Monday July 28, 2014 @06:24PM (#8099689)
Surely the fact that he's competing against a ton of excellent free apps is an observation about the app market? (That is, how do you compete against free apps that have different financial motivations)

Disclaimer: I also sell paid up-front apps in a crowded market with a bunch of free alternatives, so I feel his pain.

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