[dxm]

So a price has been placed on an almost exact copy of Medium without the benefits of Medium (an existing readership, existing capital), it's a copy right down to the typeface and even the green coloured buttons. How does one have complete control over their brand with Silvrback? There's no ability to customise the design beyond what already exists. There's nothing marketable about this product yet.

[dsowers]

This is nothing close to an exact copy of Medium. I spent a ton of time on this UI. It's definitely inspired by Medium. I'm not hiding that fact.

[robotmay]

I agree; it's really not that similar to Medium. Medium don't have a trademark on off-black text on an off-white background!

[jmduke]

I think the 'brand' problem people have with Medium is less "my post looks like the same as all of these other posts!" and more "when people want to read more of my posts, they're more inclined to go to medium.com instead of my personal site!".

I agree that there should be a customizable design, though. That's not a particularly difficult thing to implement.