Received: from sog-mx-3.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.193] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by sfs-ml-1.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1WXRAT-0001bo-PC for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 08 Apr 2014 08:14:05 +0000 Received-SPF: pass (sog-mx-3.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com: domain of gmail.com designates 209.85.214.173 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.214.173; envelope-from=mh.in.england@gmail.com; helo=mail-ob0-f173.google.com; Received: from mail-ob0-f173.google.com ([209.85.214.173]) by sog-mx-3.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) id 1WXRAT-0003tZ-0p for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 08 Apr 2014 08:14:05 +0000 Received: by mail-ob0-f173.google.com with SMTP id gq1so621105obb.4 for ; Tue, 08 Apr 2014 01:13:59 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.182.120.40 with SMTP id kz8mr2183517obb.6.1396944839705; Tue, 08 Apr 2014 01:13:59 -0700 (PDT) Sender: mh.in.england@gmail.com Received: by 10.76.96.180 with HTTP; Tue, 8 Apr 2014 01:13:59 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 10:13:59 +0200 X-Google-Sender-Auth: M1prMXC1Qxh4nip9qd8XkPwCrcs Message-ID: From: Mike Hearn To: Jeff Garzik Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e0139fc3af113c004f68390d3 X-Spam-Score: -0.5 (/) X-Spam-Report: Spam Filtering performed by mx.sourceforge.net. See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details. -1.5 SPF_CHECK_PASS SPF reports sender host as permitted sender for sender-domain 0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider (mh.in.england[at]gmail.com) -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record 1.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message 0.1 DKIM_SIGNED Message has a DKIM or DK signature, not necessarily valid -0.1 DKIM_VALID Message has at least one valid DKIM or DK signature X-Headers-End: 1WXRAT-0003tZ-0p Cc: Bitcoin Dev Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Draft BIP for seamless website authentication using Bitcoin address X-BeenThere: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2014 08:14:05 -0000 --089e0139fc3af113c004f68390d3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I'd be careful with swift generalisations. It depends a lot on the value of your product. I didn't have any hangups about installing a plugin to use my TREZOR: compared to the cost and effort involved with the rest of it, installing a plugin was by far the easiest part. Another example. Back in 2005 people also used to say that nobody wanted to download apps anymore. Then I started working on Google Earth, which got ~400 million installs. Obviously, that was cool enough that people were willing to download and install a giant hulking ugly Qt app :) --089e0139fc3af113c004f68390d3 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I'd be careful with swift generalisations. It depends = a lot on the value of your product. I didn't have any hangups about ins= talling a plugin to use my TREZOR: =C2=A0compared to the cost and effort in= volved with the rest of it, installing a plugin was by far the easiest part= .

Another example. Back in 2005 people also used to say that n= obody wanted to download apps anymore. Then I started working on Google Ear= th, which got ~400 million installs. Obviously, that was cool enough that p= eople were willing to download and install a giant hulking ugly Qt app :)

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