Unfortunately can't take credit on iOS here - the same app is 1.4mb on iOS - I assume because it isn't statically linking some part of the CloudKit syncing framework on macOS whereas it does on iOS? Or maybe SwiftUI framework is dynamic on macOS due to Catalyst - not really sure.
I copied an app from the App Store. Their business model was free desktop application but $20 for the iOS client and I really wanted it so I made a 'clean-room' implementation with CloudKit and charged $0.99 for a one-off cross platform sale.
Bit brazen, but the idea isn't entirely unique.
Edit: P.s email me at [email protected] if you would like a promo code to get the app for free :).
I wonder if Google does anything to accurately reimburse something like ad-naseum* clicks. I imagine the probably take up a non-insignificant amount of spend at the $6m level
So far what i've send of the RCE i've seen so far has been a way of triggering pop-ups on the start screen - not to say its not more dangerous than that, but just thought i'd give some context.
Most RCE's aren't carte blanche to run arbitrary code on a users computer, but are some way of triggering a particular code path on a remote computer.
What a vacuous comment. Granted in the early days you could give the benefit of the doubt that sure Magic Leap are trying to build some revolutionary AR - you could construe my comment as ill-natured.
But go to Magic Leaps website now. Look at the promotional video that is being shown there. Now go and look at actual footage of the Magic Leap unit in action.
The company are being entirely misrepresentative of what their product actually is. They are using that amazing video footage to sell a product TODAY that is nothing close to the quality shown there. Look at what the unit is capable of and compare it to that.
Now sure, you can be given creative freedom to express the ideas of things that the Magic Leap lets you do. But then you remember the Whale video. They've been misrepresenting their product and trying to sell it using that misrepresentation for years at this point.
When TechCrunch first released video of the little floating robot game I remember people being astounded at how asinine it was. This is what VCs have been raving about and pouring money into?
So what are they trying to make work? Their promotional videos, ability to dupe VCs and probably their rock solid sales team - how long can should you give that benefit of the doubt for? They are 9 years old at this point!
I sort of always knew it was the job of VCs to hype up their portfolio, but i've never seen it as bare faced as when Benedict Evans was shilling Magic Leap saying things along the lines of "Magic Leap was the coolest thing I'd seen since the iPhone. It's now much cooler than that." and "I’ve had the Magic Leap demo. It was worth going to Florida for."
> "With editing features that make Notes more of a datastore than just plain ol' text, the app could be interesting .. like, a JSON or XML editor overlay, maybe .. hmm .."
Could you expand on that a little? Do you mean keyboard buttons to insert patterns common when writing in those languages?
I'd start by saying that I am no way positioning this as an alternative to notes - we are aiming for two different things.
This app is aiming to be the scrap of paper beside your computer you scribble on during the day. Notes is the A4 Binder that can hold everything, but you need to dig to get at it.
The navigational simplicity replicates that - I can fly taking notes with this.
That said, I think if you use notes the way I did, to jot stuff in during the day i'll compare;
So the main frustration I have with using notes across devices is the inconsistent (and especially on iOS) the tap-tap-tap style of navigation to drill down from Folders > Sub Folder > Note.
I hated not having search to hand in Notes on iOS either - with my pending update (in review with Apple) you swipe from top to bottom (or hit Cmd + Shift + F on keyboard) and you get full text search over your 7 dots.
Hopefully some of that gets at your questions RE: Value prop.
I absolutely hate to be that guy who links his own work, but I have seen my sales flatline in the past week and it's lead to me driving the price down of my app to the point where i'm thinking of just making it free for the exposure.
Please, if you could download, share & rate my app - If you'd like to try the app without paying, email me at [email protected] and I will send you a promo code!
My app is a clever spin on a note taking app that gives you 7 workspaces, and your notes sync over iCloud to macOS, iPadOS & iOS. Think of it as Post-It notes for your Apple devices.
Edit: An update with search and keyboard Shortcuts for iPad & macOS is currently in review with Apple. In the meantime if you've any feature requests you can send them through the app :)
One thing i'll note here as to a potential reason why they do this
I just recently attempted to set up Facebook adverts for an app I developed. When it came time for me to set the metric up I obviously chose "App Installs" as my metric to track.
To do this, Facebook told me I needed to install the Facebook SDK in my app to attribute an adverts conversion.
I didn't end up running the ad, but I can see why companies potentially have the SDK embedded in their apps to track ad-spend, hence the phoning-home to Facebook.