Instapaper sells majority share to betaworks, app service to continue. Now that imacs are better than ever, does it make sense to. Marco arment, developer of the acclaimed instapaper, yesterday raised the following question in his blog. Instapaper sells majority stake to diggs owners, betaworks. There are many macs to choose from today, but in some ways, we have less choice than ever. Jan 31, 2012 instapaper is a little app that started out as a side project. Joshua topolsky of the verge recently sat down with instapaper founder marco arment. Marco arment really hates the new macbook macrumors forums. Read later, an instapaper client for os x cult of mac.
Instapaper text marco arment born june 11, 1982 is an american ios developer and web developer, podcaster, technology writer and former magazine editor. Arment said that instapaper had grown to a point where it needed more resourcesmore peopleto. Has apples software quality taken a nosedive lately. The instapaper text bookmarklet converts any compatible web page into a beautifully designed instapaper view article, right in your browser. And when he says that theres something seriously wrong with the way things. Instapaper sells majority share to betaworks, app service to. Instapaper founder marco arments journey from bagel jockey. The app has a slick web interface that allows you to manage content. Apples macbook line has changed significantly in the past few years.
Its the amazing readlater service from marco arment which lets you save anything your find on the web to read at your leisure on your iphone, ipad or kindle. Marco arment born june 11, 1982 is an american ios developer and web developer, podcaster, technology writer and former magazine editor. A lot of people think that if youre in a big city, you. Interview with instapaper founder marco arment 9to5mac. The ipad version of the instapaper app will look and feel much like the iphone version as stated by developer marco arment on the instapaper blog.
So nothing marco or anyone else says that doesnt get it matters. Dec 12, 20 earlier this year, instapaper developer marco arment sold a majority stake of the app to betaworks, the company that owns bitly, digg, and socialflow. Pocket, the popular readitlater bookmarking service, has been acquired by firefox developer mozilla, according to recode. Marco arment created a stir a few weeks ago when he released overcast 2, a significant upgrade to his podcast app that now incorporated streaming and changes to its recommendation and discovery.
Instapapermaker marco arment verkoopt meerderheidsbelangen. Marco arment, a developer best known for cofounding tumblr and creating apps instapaper and overcast, believes the 2012 to 2015 era 15inch macbook pro is the best laptop that has ever existed. It illustrates just how clueless both of them are to that market segment and high power users. Instapaper marco arment is a very influential ios and mac developer who has long sung the praises of many apple products. Here is a list of alternatives to instapaper for mac. Instapaper instapaper save now available for safari on mac. As a developer, he is best known for being chief technology officer for tumblr and creating instapaper and overcast. Its getting increasingly difficult for organizers to sell tickets, in part. Xcom lands on mac app store, lego batman comes to ios. Mac pro is very likely dead, developer marco arment says. Instapaper creator marco arment is certainly one of the most read and widely influential mac and ios developers around.
Marco arment, the creator of instapaper, said wednesday that he has sold a majority stake in the articlebookmarking web service to new yorkbased. Marco arment is well known for working at tumblr, creating instapaper and overcast, and for being a fairly prolific podcaster. The free title is looking to compete against stitcher and apples own podcasts app. Weve structured the deal with instapapers health and longevity as the top priority, with incentives to keep it going well into. We talk to marco arment, instapaper s founder and sole employee, about the app economy. Portability includes size, foldability, quality of remote clicker controls, and general fashionability. For those unfamiliar, instapaper is a popular app on the app store that allows you to save an article or a piece of the web for later reading.
Sep 18, 2015 marco arment, the developer behind instapaper and former cto of tumblr, has announced he is pulling peace, an ios 9 ad blocker application which just became the number one paid app on the app store. Ideally, the headphones should be reasonably small on the head, able to comfortably drop to the neck for brief periods, and fold easily into a small bag. Even though instapaper for mac is not available on the internet, there are similar tools that you can download and install on mac. Instapaper founder marco arment on the app economy. Creator of instapaper, marco arment, posted the news on his personal blog, saying the product has grown far beyond what one person can do. Overcast, a podcast app from instapaper creator marco arment. Marco arment pulls peace ios ad blocker because it just.
The pertinent question, especially if you put the settings below side by side. Instapaper creator sells service to betaworks pcmag. As weve progressed toward thinner, lighter, more integrated macs, weve paid dearly in upgradeability, versatility, and value. Developer marco arment lists some reasons why he thinks thats the case. Instapaper founders new mac app can automatically quit distracting. Jul 20, 2014 developer marco arment isnt exactly a household name, but that could depend on your household. Pocket has client apps on the iphone, ipad, and even the mac including. Instapaper started life off as a web app that allowed user to bookmark articles. Marco arment instapaper web service most mac gems are programs you run on your mac, but some webbased services are so useful that they warrant similar recognition. In april 20, arment sold the majority stake in instapaper to new york company creator, betaworks, which also owns social reader, digg. Instapaper available in eu again, announces premium subscription. Marco arment instapaper marco arment betaworks marco arment 2020. The new machine is art and should be judged on its own merits, in a vacuum.
Why developers, customers should be wary of the mac app store. Developer marco arment designed instapaper to let him read more, but his more recent apps seem more focused on distracting you less, as the. Needless to say, hes dabbled his toes in lot of different areas. Marco arment on why apple still sells old macbook pros. Arment said that instapaper had grown to a point where it needed more resourcesmore peopleto continue to grow. Heres some thermal testing from my 8core 16inch macbook pro. At the time, it included free and paid premium levels, but was later bought by. Marco arment participates in 3 startup exits in 5 weeks business. Im happy to announce that ive sold a majority stake in instapaper to.
I especially loved hearing marco and john gruber get together to talk about the new mac pro. Jan 21, 2015 leo laporte, andy ihnatko, rene ritchie and jason snell talk about marco arment s podcast app overcast, and whether or not developers can make a living off of apps. Under the deal, betaworks will reportedly take over app. Marco arment vend the magazine a lediteur glenn fleishman, 1. Download the latest version of instapaper for mac save web pages for later offline reading. Voice boost 2 is an allnew audio engine that includes professionalgrade, masteringquality loudness normalization. Its a rare developer who relies on patronage macworld. Back in 20, developer marco arment sold his popular readitlater app instapaper to betaworks, the company that had previously acquired.
On april 25, 20, arment announced that he was selling instapaper to. Marco arment argues the 20122015 macbook pro is best. Marco arment announced on thursday that he has sold instapaper to betaworks. Marco arment argues the 20122015 macbook pro is best laptop. Instapaper apologizes to 9to5mac for almost starting a.
When i launched instapaper in 2008, it was a very basic web app. Instapaper named app of the week, available for free. One area that has remained virtually untouched by arment is, oddly enough, the mac. Its the fastest, most convenient way to add articles to instapaper. Marco arment started instapaper, because he wanted to be able to read the web pages hed saved during the day on his train ride home. Apr 25, 20 instapaper creator sells service to betaworks. The next generation of instapaper when i launched instapaper in 2008, it was a very basic web app. Jul 15, 20 marco says that it was a rendering bug from an early version of the rectangledrawing code. He plans to utilize the landscapeorientation list screen functionality and as youd expect everything will be bigger and easier to read. Popular read it later service instapaper has been sold to betaworks, the company that currently owns digg. As a frequent podcaster and writer, hes taken on a somewhat polarizing role as a commentator on.
It quickly expanded to define the pillars of the readlater market. The latest update to overcast includes a feature that im especially proud of that took over a year to build. Marco arment first gained fame from instapaper, a web service and. May 02, 2016 marco arment is well known for working at tumblr, creating instapaper and overcast, and for being a fairly prolific podcaster. Im happy to announce that ive sold a majority stake in instapaper to betaworks. Mar 11, 2016 marco arment enumerates the reasons, why the 2012 nonretina macbook pro still sells. Marco arment sells instapaper to betaworks the mac observer. As detailed by instapaper founder marco arment, betaworks has acquired a majority stake in the service. However, hes also not afraid to let apple absolutely have it when he. Marco arment, a developer best known for cofounding tumblr and creating apps instapaper and overcast, believes the 2012 to 2015 era 15inch macbook pro is. Nov 15, 2017 marco arment, a developer best known for cofounding tumblr and creating apps instapaper and overcast, believes the 2012 to 2015 era 15inch macbook pro is the best laptop that has ever existed.
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