Collage app Mixel will shut down in September

#1 Macworld

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Posted 09 August 2012 - 01:01 PM

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#2 ejrb

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Posted 09 August 2012 - 01:48 PM

First App that I didn't install because of using only Facebook as a login.

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#3 someToast

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Posted 09 August 2012 - 04:21 PM

ejrb, on 09 August 2012 - 01:48 PM, said:

First App that I didn't install because of using only Facebook as a login.

You missed out. It was a fun app.

#4 JustGoodSense

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Posted 09 August 2012 - 04:21 PM

What ejrb said. Couldn't possibly have been that the type of creative people who might be drawn to a Khoi Vinh venture would overlap significantly with the type who've bailed on Facebook.

BTW, I also just noticed that when I was prompted to login to comment here, social network sign-ins were featured up front and given pride of place. Ridiculous, really.

#5 bartszyszka

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Posted 10 August 2012 - 04:40 AM

JustGoodSense, on 09 August 2012 - 04:21 PM, said:

Welcome to the Internet. A lot of commenting platforms put the social media options first, some burying the alternate option a lot more than Macworld does..

I don't think the critical mass they were after is dependent on people who refuse to use Facebook. Seems like they wanted a mainstream audience and there's a lot more Facebook users in that pool than people who don't use it.

#6 Tofino

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Posted 10 August 2012 - 08:41 AM

Downloaded it on launch day. Deleted it a minute later due to Facebook only login.

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#7 foomandoonian

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Posted 10 August 2012 - 01:56 PM

I never really understood the appeal of Mixel. It seemed like an app for young children, targeted at adults.

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Posted 14 August 2012 - 07:46 AM

Dear Lascaus,
I think your reasoning to shut down Mixel is flawed and I would like you to reconsider. What is wrong with an app that appeals to a smaller group of artists? It is screaming creative and has exceptional merit artistically. You know - intrinsically good for the good of the all. Good art is inherently limited to a few people, always has been. Dumbing the app down will not help. I teach art and that is just the way it works. YOu have something wonderfully unique - please let it remain available even if people have to pay for it. Give us a choice, please.
Cheryl Renee Long
artist/educator Seattle, WA