Marco Arment

is people who were really just making nice versions of simple tasks like apps that did something that yeah anybody could write something to do that but here's a really nice version of it and it's 20 bucks or whatever 40 bucks like that was a huge part of the Mac indie software scene. And that's what, what that's part of what drew a lot of us to the Mac in that time span.

is people who were really just making nice versions of simple tasks like apps that did something that yeah anybody could write something to do that but here's a really nice version of it and it's 20 bucks or whatever 40 bucks like that was a huge part of the Mac indie software scene. And that's what, what that's part of what drew a lot of us to the Mac in that time span.

And a lot of that has been, has either faded or has been lost since then. And so I love the idea of you going into this and doing something like this, even though like, if you look at like, okay, what, how should you spend your money or how should you spend your time to maximize the amount of money you can make with Apple platform software? Um, this probably is not the answer.

And a lot of that has been, has either faded or has been lost since then. And so I love the idea of you going into this and doing something like this, even though like, if you look at like, okay, what, how should you spend your money or how should you spend your time to maximize the amount of money you can make with Apple platform software? Um, this probably is not the answer.

But that's not your goal. Your goal is to make something nice on the Mac. And I think that we need more of that. And I really miss the era of that being the thing we were all really paying attention to and doing and using. So this could be great. And selfishly, it's easy for me to say this because I don't have to handle the support load that you do. But I think this could be a very good idea.

But that's not your goal. Your goal is to make something nice on the Mac. And I think that we need more of that. And I really miss the era of that being the thing we were all really paying attention to and doing and using. So this could be great. And selfishly, it's easy for me to say this because I don't have to handle the support load that you do. But I think this could be a very good idea.

Or it could just fizzle out and do nothing and make you another $10. But I think... I think odds are if you finish this and release it and let me pick your price, I think you'll make more money from this than your other two apps combined.

Or it could just fizzle out and do nothing and make you another $10. But I think... I think odds are if you finish this and release it and let me pick your price, I think you'll make more money from this than your other two apps combined.

The thing about being an indie developer is... Oh, price it per gig saved.

The thing about being an indie developer is... Oh, price it per gig saved.

Yeah, it's a terrible idea. Don't do that. Yeah. You can compete with Apple's storage prices.

Yeah, it's a terrible idea. Don't do that. Yeah. You can compete with Apple's storage prices.

You're definitely going to want the LLC protection on this one.

You're definitely going to want the LLC protection on this one.

That's bananas.

That's bananas.

So would you just have them open the root of the drive, basically?

So would you just have them open the root of the drive, basically?

I would say that's an understatement, but yeah.

I would say that's an understatement, but yeah.