Servus
Productivity
file sharing
SHOW HN2012
95points
38comments
#230of 1,677 in 2012
Top 14%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
4 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 7 critical, out of 23 comments about the project. Thread score -0.09.
Design: 2 for, 3 againstIdea: 1 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Looks nice and useful
From 3 comments
Looks very nice. I don't know why I personally need it yet, but I think I'm going to buy it! One question -- why didn't you use the App Store? Was your decision technical,…
nopal on HNThis seems like a nice, useful little app. Congrats on shipping! One question though. Have you considered a free for ever version? I know a few people that would find this a bit…
rudasn on HNLooks good! Prettier than the Syncdocs (http://syncdocs.com) plugin I use for Google Drive
RachelF on HN
Good name and domain
From 1 comment
Your landing page could use a screenshot of the page Servus produces. Also, fantastic name and domain. Knowing word's meaning I expected IM/communication app, but most people…
Void_ on HN
Objections
Landing page does not explain the product clearly
From 3 comments
I read the copy on the front page three times and still can't figure out what it does. Maybe it's just me.
newobj on HNI'd suggest embedding a screenshot on your landing page so people immediately "get it". It did take a little reading to grok this concept. Also, I'd suggest a (simple) real-world…
mmahemoff on HNYea how many people do you think will click that small link, completely lost in text?
Void_ on HN
Example page link is too small and easy to miss
From 1 comment
Yea how many people do you think will click that small link, completely lost in text?
Void_ on HN
Not on the Mac App Store
From 1 comment
Looks very nice. I don't know why I personally need it yet, but I think I'm going to buy it! One question -- why didn't you use the App Store? Was your decision technical,…
nopal on HN
Requests
Free version with fewer features
From 2 comments
This seems like a nice, useful little app. Congrats on shipping! One question though. Have you considered a free for ever version? I know a few people that would find this a bit…
rudasn on HNin my opinion you should have a free version without theme selection and heavier branding, and remove the footer from the paid one.
kappaloris on HN
Support for S3 or custom endpoints
From 3 comments
It will be nice if you could build a version of Versus, that would use an AWS S3 bucket instead for this. That would be awesome!
davidcollantes on HNLooks interesting but… could be better if there would be option to choose custom endpoint (like SFTP account). Certainly understand that from developer's viewpoint it's easier to…
d2s on HNI was reading your website and all I thought was, this is the convenience of CloudApp(http://getcloudapp.com/) but for a one time payment that plugs into your dropbox and hence…
rgonzalez on HN
Resize preview images
From 1 comment
Purchased. Another benefit of the App Store is convenience. I don't have to type all of my info into yet another place. Can you get stats on how many people abandon the…
nopal on HN
Questions
Why not use the Mac App Store
From 1 comment
Looks very nice. I don't know why I personally need it yet, but I think I'm going to buy it! One question -- why didn't you use the App Store? Was your decision technical,…
nopal on HN
How does it compare to Droplr or CloudApp
From 1 comment
How does this compare to existing competitors such as Droplr or CloudApp?
OafTobark on HN
Alternatives named
Droplr
From 1 comment
How does this compare to existing competitors such as Droplr or CloudApp?
OafTobark on HN
CloudApp
From 2 comments
I was reading your website and all I thought was, this is the convenience of CloudApp(http://getcloudapp.com/) but for a one time payment that plugs into your dropbox and hence…
rgonzalez on HNHow does this compare to existing competitors such as Droplr or CloudApp?
OafTobark on HN
WeTransfer
From 1 comment
I like the dropbox tool! Most design agency's rely on http://www.wetransfer.com It's free and found a way to show cool ads full screen. We're using our own wetransfer-channel.
digitalengineer on HN