When switching blog systems the first thing I checked out was CityDesk. Joel Spolsky is one of my heroes, so I wanted to see what his product could do. Turns out it doesn't support comments, which was the single biggest reason I was switching systems in the first place: the quest for a better comments system. This surprises me, because Spolsky wrote this article in defense of bloatware.
The other thing that surprises me is price. CityDesk costs $300. I can use TypePad for two and a half years before I'll catch up to what I paid for CityDesk. (And by that time, I'd probably want to upgrade.) This surprises me also, because Spolsky wrote an article in defense of subscription-based pricing. (But in trying to look it up I find he just linked to an article in defense of subscription-based pricing. The article's here. The link is here. I wonder if life at Everquest Incorporated is sane?)
Is Spolsky just talking the talk? Or am I just not their market?
To CityDesk's credit, it was--marginally--easier to use than TypePad. It was wysiwyg, and I never accidentally deleted a post by doing a Google search. (It's the second time I'm writing this.) This is no doubt due to it not being web-based. Give me comments and a better price and I'll switch.
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March 03, 2004
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I'm pretty sure you're not his target audience. Citydesk seems to be more about "classic" online publishing like an online magazine rather than blogs. You can ask him directly though, he has this new "Ask Joel" forum...
Posted by: Sebastian Wagner | March 03, 2004 at 12:31 PM
I'm not sure what you're looking for, but I recommend Moveable Type (http://www.movabletype.org/). You may have to hack around a bit to get comments the way you want them, but you can pretty much do whatever you imagine. And it's free.
Posted by: Ken Williamson | March 03, 2004 at 01:40 PM