Last night, I remembered the mobile app you published a couple years ago. It was easily the worst weather forecasting app I have ever downloaded in my life. Before all else, I am a journalist, so I thought I would go direct to the source:
so, in october 2013 you introduced what Wired named "the worst weather app of all time." why do you think it failed
— Jon Bois (@jon_bois) August 28, 2015
First off, I would like to thank you for your time, and for being willing to participate in this interview. I learned a great deal from your perspective. Below, I'm publishing some of your answers, as well as some screenshots of your app.
@jon_bois I thought WeatherPlank, the weather brought to you by the planking weatherman would never get old
— Corey Anglemyer (@canglem) August 28, 2015
@jon_bois only gave the weather for 2012
— Jane Riley (@janeriley_) August 28, 2015
@jon_bois it had a "share to facebook" feature
— DFS Expert Orange (@roll_orange) August 28, 2015
@jon_bois sent push notifications for individual raindrops
— Thomas Boyt (@thomasABoyt) August 28, 2015
@jon_bois we couldn't afford maps
— James Gardner (@jimmygards) August 28, 2015
@jon_bois I can't say why people disliked an app that constantly emitted a single, booming oboe note to remind them about weather
— David Conway (@davidvconway) August 28, 2015
@jon_bois dating app based on weather preference called Winder
— Rory Cornell (@BigRorDawg) August 28, 2015
@jon_bois it could not accurately tell you the weather
— david (@dpottzzz) August 28, 2015