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1. nickda+qg[view] [source] 2018-09-19 16:16:59
>>Adriaa+(OP)
To everyone complaining about the price point for this service.

You are part of The Problem.

This is a solo dev's venture, that has a relatively pure and straightforward goal. If you can't afford it, don't use it and pick one of the others.

Do NOT compare this with a B2C offering that has nothing to do with analytics.

Do NOT compare this with a B2B offering that's free and feeds your user's data into the parent corporation's advertising revenue stream.

Do NOT compare this with a B2B offering that is open-source, with a team of a dozen core contributors that has had a decade of development under its belt.

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2. wongar+AN[view] [source] 2018-09-19 20:16:51
>>nickda+qg
Incrementing counters for pageviews, visited page, referer and page width, and putting that into chartjs is something I can put together myself in two hours. It wouldn't be nearly as polished, but it would be 90% there and good enough. Plus I would have a much better idea how well it scales, and generally have less unknowns and risks.

The goal is great, the design is sleek, but at the current price point (which is already lowered to $9) and feature set, it's just not worth it to me. For that price the tool has to provide more actionable data or other value.

There's probably a market out there, but most of that market is probably not the type of person you will find on hacker news.

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3. highac+fR[view] [source] 2018-09-19 20:48:02
>>wongar+AN
There's always one.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224

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4. wongar+zW[view] [source] 2018-09-19 21:36:52
>>highac+fR
Dropbox is a glorified FTP client, Slack is IRC with a nice skin and inline pictures, Spotify is bittorrent without the hassle of downloads (and more legal, but that hasn't stopped people). Convinience matters, and convinience sells. But it is only one of many factors that play into the decision to purchase. Dropbox for example wouldn't sell all that great without the free tier.
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5. dymk+5v1[view] [source] 2018-09-20 05:46:39
>>wongar+zW
If you honestly think that Dropbox is just glorified FTP, or Slack is just IRC with pictures, or Spotify is JUST bittorrent (or Napster even), I question if you've ever actually used any of those services. They provide so much more than the alternatives you listed.
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6. vincen+pI1[view] [source] 2018-09-20 09:23:13
>>dymk+5v1
The Dropbox and Spotify examples are ridiculous. They offer a lot more and a lot more usability than the comparison.

But Slack basically is just IRC with pictures right? What extra value does slack give me other than a decent web client?

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