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1. nichol+71[view] [source] 2017-01-13 01:49:42
>>antina+(OP)
This is a refreshingly honest shutdown notice.

Congratulations to Dalton and co for trying something hard and worthwhile, and wrapping it up responsibly when it didn't pan out.

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2. ChuckM+k1[view] [source] 2017-01-13 01:53:04
>>nichol+71
My sentiment exactly. And I agree with Dalton it was worth trying to see if it could fly.

It raises a lot of interesting questions about the sustainability of the "app economy" for me.

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3. dalton+z1[view] [source] 2017-01-13 01:55:51
>>ChuckM+k1
I appreciate both of your sentiments, thank you.

I continue to be at least somewhat optimistic that non ad-supported models are worth trying. It seems like Patreon is doing really well and is perhaps something we can all learn from.

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4. EGreg+jY[view] [source] 2017-01-13 15:24:35
>>dalton+z1
I followed what you were doing at app.net with great interest when it launched. We were also building an app platform, but with a very different focus. https://qbix.com/platform . All our business models are NOT ad supported. Ads are "begging" the user to spend their time and maybe spend money. There are many ways to make money if you make apps for local communities.

We sort of took the tortoise approach to development, and this seems to have helped solve the chicken and egg problem with the userbase.

I will email you about it.

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