let's see what the app store says

[Ash]

I wish.


On Monday, November 21, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Thomas Humiston wrote:


> Does this list have a moderator?

> 

> 

> 

> On Nov 21, 2011, at 11:38 AM, Chad Nelson wrote:

> 

> > On Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:22:25 +0100

> > Christian Sciberras <uuf6429 at gmail.com (mailto:uuf6429 at gmail.com)> wrote:

> > 

> > > He's been called a troll several times before, what make his Apple

> > > propagandist remarks any better now?

> > > 

> > > Or is it that there's too much Apple fanboys to let it pass through,

> > > hmm?

> > 

> > 

> > 

> > Apple may be a religion to some, but it's also the manufacturer of one

> > of the arguably most popular platforms in existence today. For a mailing

> > list devoted to Markdown, talking about its adoption on that platform

> > seems pretty on-topic.

> > -- 

> > Chad Nelson

> > Oak Circle Software, Inc.

> > *

> > *

> > *

> > > On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 5:07 PM, Alan Hogan <alanhogan at gmail.com (mailto:alanhogan at gmail.com)>

> > > wrote:

> > > 

> > > > I also find it quite a stretch to call Bowerbird a troll! Usually the

> > > > worst you could call him is "opinionated" and "too frequent a poster

> > > > for some tastes."

> > > > 

> > > > I found his App Store updates interesting.

> > > > 

> > > > Your vitriol adds nothing.

> > > > 

> > > > I bet if we all got together and had a couple drinks, there'd be

> > > > none of this silly name-calling.

> > > > 

> > > > On Nov 21, 2011, at 7:39 AM, Christian Sciberras <uuf6429 at gmail.com (mailto:uuf6429 at gmail.com)>

> > > > wrote:

> > > > 

> > > > Yeah, it would be ironic of trolls to call each other "troll".

> > > > 

> > > > 

> > > > 

> > > > 

> > > > 

> > > > 

> > > > On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 1:20 PM, Sherwood Botsford

> > > > <sgbotsford at gmail.com (mailto:sgbotsford at gmail.com)>wrote:

> > > > 

> > > > > Someone pee in your cornflakes this morning?

> > > > > 

> > > > > I don't see the Bowerbird's post as a troll. I found it

> > > > > informative. Until I read that I didn't realize that there were

> > > > > *ANY* other markdown like front ends other than the one that

> > > > > Fletcher was working on.

> > > > > 

> > > > > Mind you it's not a discussion I've followed with care. My text

> > > > > editor of choice is vim.

> > > > > 

> > > > > Respectfully,

> > > > > 

> > > > > Sherwood of Sherwood's Forests

> > > > > 

> > > > > Sherwood Botsford

> > > > > Sherwood's Forests -- http://Sherwoods-Forests.com

> > > > > 780-848-2548

> > > > > 50042 Range Rd 31

> > > > > Warburg, Alberta T0C 2T0

> > > > > 

> > > > > 

> > > > > 

> > > > > 

> > > > > 

> > > > > On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 4:00 AM, Christian Sciberras

> > > > > <uuf6429 at gmail.com (mailto:uuf6429 at gmail.com)>wrote:

> > > > > 

> > > > > > I'm sure the world will dearly mourn the failures of markdown-based

> > > > > > crAppStore apps.

> > > > > > 

> > > > > > 

> > > > > > Now go troll somewhere else, kid.

> > > > > > 

> > > > > > 

> > > > > > 

> > > > > > 

> > > > > > 

> > > > > > 

> > > > > > 

> > > > > > 

> > > > > > On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 11:36 PM, <Bowerbird at aol.com (mailto:Bowerbird at aol.com)> wrote:

> > > > > > 

> > > > > > > "multimarkdown composer" has been out for 4 weeks now,

> > > > > > > so let's mosey on over to the app store to see what it says...

> > > > > > > 

> > > > > > > "composer" is #184 in productivity apps, a bit disappointing,

> > > > > > > considering that it was in the top-20 when it first came out...

> > > > > > > it's gained only 5 reviews over the 18 it had right off the bat.

> > > > > > > 

> > > > > > > perhaps even more surprising, to some, is that "marked" is

> > > > > > > at #356 in productivity apps, which is a solid indication that

> > > > > > > the editing+display coupling produced by "composer" trumps

> > > > > > > the use-any-text-editor-you-like generality "marked" offers.

> > > > > > > (note also that "marked" is even at a much lower price-point.)

> > > > > > > 

> > > > > > > and maybe the biggest surprise of all, to some, is the newish

> > > > > > > "markdownnote", which appears at #115 in productivity apps.

> > > > > > > "markdownnote" has been available on ipad for a while, and

> > > > > > > is something of an enigma. its big liability is that it supports

> > > > > > > nothing more than gruber's flawed formulation, but its asset

> > > > > > > is that it has the edit-on-one-side-with-display-on-the-other

> > > > > > > basic interface which i consider to be vital for this type of app.

> > > > > > > (you might recall that fletcher disagrees with me on this point.)

> > > > > > > 

> > > > > > > "markdownnote" pulls off this _simple_interface_ better than

> > > > > > > any other app i've found so far, which might well help explain

> > > > > > > its good ranking, as there's little else of note in its

> > > > > > > feature-set.

> > > > > > > 

> > > > > > > ***

> > > > > > > 

> > > > > > > one other finding of significance is that a search for "markdown"

> > > > > > > returns 9 app-store hits now, revealing new high price-points of

> > > > > > > $10 ("markdown pro"), $20 ("ulysses") and $25 ("markmywords".)

> > > > > > > 

> > > > > > > -bowerbird

> > 

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