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Echodio (YC W09) Lets You Sync Your iTunes To The Cloud (300 Invites)

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Stellar - Every two or three months I look around for something that will manage the four macs that I have of various ages with very much out of sync iTunes music lists on my systems. From the sounds of it - Echodio is that utility. I was _certainly_ willing to pay a substantial amount of money for something that would do this - the fact that it is free is mindblowing. Charge me money! This solves my foremost problem with iTunes on multiple computers. Thanks Tons!

This solves the "HAIR on Fire" problem in an incredibly simple manner. Looking forward to seeing how you monetize it. (Premium accounts? Direct MP3 purchases into our Echodio accounts - whatever, I'm sure you will be madly, madly successful)

Ironically - I don't know if I'll ever use the "Stream from Web" feature, but it's nice to know it's there if I need it.

Congrats! However, Seems somewhat similar to ZumoDrive.

Yes, good job! It makes sense if this is a basic package and the company plans to scale in the future, but if not then it is hard to distinguish between all of the "offline your files" products. What's worse is if there is convergence (e.g. DropBox expands into the domain of web plugins in order to view/play files anywhere you are).

I'm curious (and this is not a rant), what is the logic behind releasing a mac-only client right at the start?

No real inside knowledge, but...

If I was building an app, I'd do Mac-only first if I had to choose one. Every major blogger is a Mac user, so you get your initial coverage. Then, when you release a Windows version, it's a legitimate process story (since most people are on Windows), and you can get another round of free media.

There may or may not be technical reasons for it, but purely from a free media standpoint, it strikes me as the right strategy.

Yes but will techcrunch and the other blogger really cover your startup again just for the new windows version?

I wonder if they shouldn't have had a soft launch on HN first and then a bit later once the webplayer is available launch on techcrunch...

On this subject I found http://startuplessonslearned.blogspot.com/2009/03/dont-launc... very interesting... It's from this article that I decided that maybe a soft launch on HN before a real launch on techcrunch and the like is better

I think the reality is that most early adopters are now mac users. When releasing something new you need to convert what Seth Godin calls "sneezers," what he calls "laggards" can come later.

I think the reality is that most early adopters are now mac users.

I am generally fairly skeptical of the notion "Reality is a social construct" but this particular usage of the word "reality" is very, very much a social construct. Early adopters in our little echo chamber are perceived as mostly using Macs.

Its funny how much we think we know about early adopters, or any other demographic, for that much. Do we know whether the user is a man or a woman? Do we know which way they voted in the last election? What do they think about gay marriage? What model phone do they own? Have they ever played World of Warcraft? Have they ever been to a NASCAR race?

Does the typical early adopter happen to share all the above with your answers?

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