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by Luka78 1178 days ago
It is originally a European-based company founded in 2007 and started as a website, mobile app, and data provider serving mainly corporate clients. Meteosource as a service (low-cost weather API) started at the end of 2020 and this is just a new service operated by the same company, not rebranded company or anything else... I don't think there is anything sketchy in this.
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sosodev 1178 days ago
That's a fine answer. Maybe that should be the answer in the FAQ. The website just felt a bit scam-like to me so I did some more research. Finding out stuff like that, when it isn't clear on the website, only furthers the gut feeling of "this might be a scam".

Your answer ignores why you didn't pursue forecasts.cloud as this new venture instead of meteosource though.

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Luka78 1178 days ago
Thank you for your suggestion - is it mainly the FAQ answer which you find a bit puzzling or anything else we should improve on the website?

Regarding forecasts.cloud - this website will focus on our applied modelling (renewable generation etc.) and will serve as an offer of models for specialised industries, not weather API. It is not fully operational yet (the English version will be launched later this year) - I am impressed you have been able to find it :)

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sosodev 1178 days ago
I think the red flags are:

* vague testimonials

* scrolling list of companies (with no evidence)

* lack of specificity around payments (who's the processor?)

* the random face shown above the "contact us" button

* the lack of details around how the systems actually work (the "how we create our AI weather forecasts" link in your FAQ is just a 404)

* the lack of evidence that your system actually works better the alternatives

* the nearly-pointless blog spam

* the hand-wavy claims of "nearly 100% API uptime"

It's not that I think your API won't work and that you're just trying to steal my money. Instead it seems like this is a marketing effort to sell a low quality service using the magic buzzword "AI".

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Luka78 1177 days ago
Thank you for your comments! We will improve some of the points mentioned.
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