Tapatalk?

[Grey Nightmare]

Sorry if this has been asked already but is there any chance of an install on Hive?
It's an application for iphones/blackberries/androids and google chrome (pm alert), it's free for the site and a small fee for the users to buy on their respective app store (but allows access to any forum with tapatalk).

It just allows ease of access\posting on the above mobile devices without loading the site proper/images and all.

What do you think?

 

[Cihparg]

No. Simply no. Hive is not meant to be connected to any commercial shit.
Even one dollar per. user would result in high commercial costs, even if a
single user was not able to see such a thing. If you hadn't bought a
commercial phone such as Apple's, you would've never had to pay a single
dollar for a free site such as this.

 

[Grey Nightmare]

Please research into the program before you go off on a tangent.
Hive can install it for free. Those with smartphones MAY buy it if they so CHOOSE to, it does not prevent browser access it just gives those with that app a much quicker and less data intensive method of browsing and posting on Hive's Forums (AND any other tapatalk activated forums).

I honestly can't see any harm in giving people the option? I use tapatalk for other forums, it'd be great if I could take advantage of it on Hive too.

 

[Cihparg]

I would like to quote myself here, but I guess I've made my point.

 

[The World Is Flat]

Um, grey is totally right.

Installing Tapatalk onto the Hive would be really convenient for people with smartphones. Offgraphic's arguments are also totally incorrect, because hive can install it for free as grey said, and use is totally optional.

I've no idea why someone would complain about it in that context. Issues with the way hive operates is a totally different thing.

 

[Cihparg]

The problem is on the user side, not on the server side.
Sure, Hive can install it for free, but each invidual user via' Apple's product would
need to pay for Tapatalk, and that is already too much asked. And in the possible
scenario, they would also need to pay for the application in Tapatalk. That does $2
per user.

And I am not talking only about Apple's customers, this could affect other company
smartphones, and most likely would. Choosing is also hardly a choice when it comes
to commercial phones. Either your friends/your phone company would eventually force
you to use a non-free application to view a free site such as this, which uses the
provided server installation free application.

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Say, Tapatalk gets installed on Hive; There's probably around 10000 users daily
visiting the site. That would mean Phone Internet Cost + Tapatalk Phone Installation Fees
+ Possible Restrictive Fees

Easily over $10000 revenue for the application provider/phone service provider. Just think
that and see if it's that good afterall. Hive most likely would gain nothing from this.

NOTE: This is just an examble

 

[Belgarath]

i can use the site fine with my ipad but i wouldn't know about smartphones and the like

anyway, graphic, noone would be forcing the people to buy the app or whatever. i assume its just an accessibility thing that you can buy if you want because its easier to do or w/e. it really sounds like you're trying to go on a witch hunt here

 

[Grey Nightmare]

Bump?

 

[LordDz]

I don't really see how if the HIVE installs this, it automatically forces every user with an iphone to buy the program?

But then again, should HIVE do this for every app that will come out, where do you set the line for which apps are necessary and which ones are not?

 

[Adiktuz]

If lots of the user already use that app and it won't require fees and such on the server-side and were not forced to but that app, then why not?

 

[Grey Nightmare]

It's not hard to install at all and it is.. As far as I'm aware the most popular choice for this type of application and hive doesn't currently have ANY form of mobile friendly system, so whether it's tapatalk or something else is a fair debate - but I think many of us would appreciate one or another

 

[Ralle]

I am planning on making an API for Hive in the future. Then it would be easy to use it with Tapatalk or our own Hive App!

 

[Bribe]

Hive App definitely. These days I'm checking TheHive a lot from my Xperia Ray, which uses up tons of my data plan.

 

[Orcnet]

No. Simply no. Hive is not meant to be connected to any commercial shit.

that /m/

 

[The World Is Flat]

Installing tapatalk does not force anyone to buy the app, it simply adds support for people who use the app.

Tapatalk is totally optional.

 

[Arhowk]

The problem is on the user side, not on the server side.
Sure, Hive can install it for free, but each invidual user via' Apple's product would
need to pay for Tapatalk, and that is already too much asked. And in the possible
scenario, they would also need to pay for the application in Tapatalk. That does $2
per user.

And I am not talking only about Apple's customers, this could affect other company
smartphones, and most likely would. Choosing is also hardly a choice when it comes
to commercial phones. Either your friends/your phone company would eventually force
you to use a non-free application to view a free site such as this, which uses the
provided server installation free application.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Say, Tapatalk gets installed on Hive; There's probably around 10000 users daily
visiting the site. That would mean Phone Internet Cost + Tapatalk Phone Installation Fees
+ Possible Restrictive Fees

Easily over $10000 revenue for the application provider/phone service provider. Just think
that and see if it's that good afterall. Hive most likely would gain nothing from this.

NOTE: This is just an examble

"Hive most likely would gain nothing from this" Totally false, since installation is free it allows more users with worse internet connections to use the Hive.

"Easily over $10000 revenue for the application provider/phone service provider. Just think" Still totally incorrect... People using talkatap would pay NOTHING, people who dont use talkatap and would ONLY use it for hive would pay $2... you would need 5000 people installing talkatap and only using it for hive to get them $10000. Also, again, who cares?!?!? It probably saves the users MORE money anyway, not going over their data plans (as some above suggested) and the Hive uses a ton of data to load, use, etc.