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by andycroll
4737 days ago
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...and the web. Sure he didn't do an app for Android (until someone did for him) and is a bit snarky about it as a platform, but the web version of Instapaper existed before the app did and powered the whole thing. Plus 'The Magazine' has a significant web component (albeit a weird log in). His preference for iOS seems to be aesthetic and income related, but he's originally (and still) a PHP web guy. |
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He discussed that at some point, I think it might have been on Accidental Tech Podcast. As I remember the idea was that since The Magazine wasn't terribly important (security wise) he could avoid having to give people another username/password. He said it was something of an experiment and he probably wouldn't do it again. I think Casey and Siracusa both said they found it odd and confusing at first.