Manton and Daniel compare notes on the popular iOS games Flappy Bird and Threes, deduce lessons on the value of simplicity in apps, and weigh the value of iOS versions of apps as marketing for Mac software.
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- .GEARS – The small company behind Flappy Bird.
- I Am Sorry – Dong Nguyen, developer of Flappy Bird, on his decision to take the game down.
- The “Blah Blah Blah on Steroids” – Venture capitalist Bijan Sabet on the problems of overly-featured products.
- Threes – A fun, numerical puzzle game from Asher Vollmer and crew.
- Addicted To Threes – Daniel’s post about the alluring aspects of Threes.
- “Just Deleted Threes” – Brent Simmons deletes the game from his phone to get his life back.
- Ending the App Store Top 200 – Manton’s argument in favor of eliminating the App Store app leaderboard.
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