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#indie

Today, ind.ie announced in a blog post (ind.ie/blog/focus/) that they will no longer be making a phone, and are dropping support for their Android and iOS social network clients, focusing instead only on the OS X version.



Below is a collection of some of the backlash following the announcement.



twitter.com/jaffathecake/status/554952948594536448



twitter.com/jaffathecake/status/554953047072190464



twitter.com/jaffathecake/status/554953239389802496



twitter.com/jaffathecake/status/554954021107433472



twitter.com/phuunet/status/554955278433939456



twitter.com/jaffathecake/status/554955978790424578



twitter.com/jaffathecake/status/554956375651270656



(context: @jaffathecake works at Google)



twitter.com/jaffathecake/status/554957755036213249



twitter.com/jaffathecake/status/554958284269314048



twitter.com/sil/status/554959697451954176



twitter.com/jaffathecake/status/554959854201487361



twitter.com/jaffathecake/status/554967346981650432



twitter.com/jaffathecake/status/554967759533395968



twitter.com/TimSeverien/status/554957577415835648



twitter.com/aral/status/554961565561417728



twitter.com/aral/status/554961709526687744



twitter.com/TimSeverien/status/554963100282404864



... silence from @aral



twitter.com/annevk/status/554964642091761664



twitter.com/jvhellemond/status/554973892255961088



twitter.com/jegtnes/status/554963892158623745



twitter.com/thijs/status/554962514103263233



twitter.com/martynkelly/status/555043951154319360



oh wait, here it comes...



twitter.com/aral/status/554962337036533760



twitter.com/matmuchrapna/status/554999718691229697



twitter.com/aral/status/555001910777118720



twitter.com/psionides/status/554988952391020545



twitter.com/jaffathecake/status/555002500978589696



twitter.com/jaffathecake/status/555002683602792448



twitter.com/matmuchrapna/status/555008632543543296



twitter.com/jegtnes/status/554964703311843328



twitter.com/twotribes/status/554960292019712000



twitter.com/thijs/status/554954025146523648



twitter.com/thijs/status/554965040013787136



twitter.com/StuRobson/status/554955063765262336



twitter.com/thijs/status/554956328733782016



...digging up an old thread...



twitter.com/thijs/status/531813416671780864



twitter.com/jaffathecake/status/531815776081436672



twitter.com/thijs/status/531815929391632384



twitter.com/aral/status/531926966795272193



Back to today...



twitter.com/taotetek/status/555060192325693440



twitter.com/iainspad/status/554969060098969601



twitter.com/doclements/status/554961694896963584



twitter.com/tomcoates/status/555103941466537987



twitter.com/mdmcginn/status/555101646230138880



twitter.com/_builtbyjay/status/555047033263112192



twitter.com/stevegraham/status/555010822674849792



twitter.com/MarkDude/status/555301522142027776



tantek.com/2015/013/t1/names-ind-ie-indie-vc-not-indieweb



twitter.com/_shreve/status/554981030369968128



twitter.com/gerwitz/status/554936989930491904



twitter.com/rexxars/status/554973865362079744



twitter.com/jdub/status/554964625481936896



twitter.com/MarkDude/status/555105276278616065



At least they're offering to refund people with Android phones since there won't be Android support.



twitter.com/indie/status/554963385587367936



twitter.com/jaffathecake/status/554966708755386369



It's not all negative feedback, though, there has been some positive support for indie as well



twitter.com/MarkDude/status/555111722005323776



twitter.com/micrypt/status/555429010189336576



twitter.com/JanSBor/status/555089394638782464



twitter.com/gnomeuser/status/554975217303711744

byAaron Parecki • posted archived copycurrent