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On Nov 21, 2011, at 11:38 AM, Chad Nelson wrote: > On Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:22:25 +0100 > Christian Sciberras <uuf6...@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 <alanho...@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 <uuf6...@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 >>> <sgbotsf...@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 >>>> <uuf6...@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, <bowerb...@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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Markdown-Discuss mailing list > Markdown-Discuss@six.pairlist.net > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/markdown-discuss _______________________________________________ Markdown-Discuss mailing list Markdown-Discuss@six.pairlist.net http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/markdown-discuss
