Marco Arment Quotes

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• People have different interpretations of "urgent". Business
• Emphasizing and rewarding length over quality results in worse writing and more reader abandonment. Abandonment
• If you sit on, sleep on, stare at, or touch something for more than an hour a day, spend whatever it takes to get the… Best
• Writing your own blog platform is like roasting your own coffee: it's impractical and you probably shouldn't do it, but for people who really, truly… Blog
• Attention to detail can't be (and never is) added later. It's an entire development philosophy, methodology, and culture. Added
• Charge for something and make more than you spend. Charge
• People will pay for something they like because they want to ensure its future. Ensure
• Making a product better often requires removing features. Better
• I don't even like being quoted in a press release. Even Like
• I've worked with many large and small publishers, and nearly all of them love the value that Instapaper provides to their readers. All
• With Instapaper, I can take a few months off. I can't stop publishing 'The Magazine' for two months and work on something else. Few
• Apple already had everyone's billing information from iTunes... you could buy things just by typing in your password... That, for the first time, brought very,… Apple
• Instapaper is much bigger today than I could have predicted in 2008, and it has simply grown far beyond what one person can do. To… Beyond
• One reason I love the Kindle, more so than the iPad, is that on the Kindle you can't do anything else but read. It's the… Anything Else
• People want to download publications quickly and read them without cruft. Publications that started in print carry too much baggage and usually have awful apps.… Apps
• Programmers work in bursts of productivity. Then, they let the brain rest and get back into it. A lot about the office world is not… Brain
• With a Web and iPhone app, I try to find new and tiny ways to delight my customers. They may not notice, but it helps… Apps
• With Betaworks' drive and resources now behind it, I'm confident that Instapaper has a very bright future. I'm looking forward to seeing what they can… Behind
• Instapaper wouldn't be of as much value if it weren't for these mobile and e-reader devices. They give you a separate physical context for reading. Context
• As long as I manage investments properly and don't spend recklessly, Tumblr has given my family a strong safety net and given me the freedom… Exactly

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