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Today we continue our conversation with Michael Simmons of Flexibits, maker of Fantastical. Michael discusses the reasons he sells Fantastical for Mac through his website as well as through the App Store, and the pointlessness of obsessing over App Store chart position. He goes on to share why he increased the price of Fantastical, the price increase’s impact on his profitability, and the entitled attitudes that he sees as a side effect of the devaluation of software.
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This is our annual WWDC Tips & Tricks show, in which we share our favorite things to do in San Francisco while at (or at least near) WWDC. We talk about WWDC, Layers, AltConf, and we share details of The Viewing Room that Release Notes will be running inside AltConf. We discuss some of our favorite parties and gatherings, some great places to eat, and the best ways to keep in touch and find your people.
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We’re joined today by Michael Simmons of Flexibits, maker of Fantastical. Michael talks to us about how he got into Mac and iOS development, the origins of Fantastical, and why Flexibits decided to take on Apple in the calendaring space. He also shares why Fantastical wasn’t available on Apple Watch on day one, the evolution of Fantastical on Mac, and why he’s not a proponent of Universal apps on iOS.
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It may not seem like it to you, but it’s been a while since we recorded an episode, so we took this opportunity to catch up a little bit and talk about what’s been going on: our travels, our impressions of Úll and NSNorth which both Charles and Joe recently attended, and the recent launch of conference ticket sales. We also do a deep dive into the promotion plan that we used for launching ticket sales and discuss what when well and what we would have changed.
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We’re joined today by Greg Pierce of Agile Tortoise, the maker of fine apps like Drafts and Tally. It’s no secret that Charles and Joe have been lukewarm on the idea of Apple Watch development, so today we decided to bring in an outside voice to get a difference perspective. We talk about what sort of tasks the Apple Watch is well suited for, Greg’s plans to develop for the Apple watch, the business implications of the Apple Watch, and more.
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