[ph33r]

After reading through several comments it's clear that Marco took way to long to release this, and users have found alternatives. I use Evernote. Many people prefer Pocket apparently.

The real shame is that a week from now Marco (a well known Android basher) is going have a blog post up with poor download stats. Deflect the blame, and proceed to explain how he was right all along... that it was not worth the money to have the app created, that Android users don't want to pay for quality apps, it's fragmented, blah blah blah.

[lostlogin]

So given that he didn't release Instapaper early on Android, what should he have done? Stayed away? Given he wasnt on the platform, is not going to it all a better move or not?

[esmevane]

I think the tone I'm picking up on is that he should do this: Not make a post complaining about poor Android sales.

There is no "should have done" past-tense about what these people are saying.

It's good that he released the application and I'm sure many people hope it does well, but several have clearly indicated that they believe it's now too late to blame poor sales on anything if not his own hesitancy.