Hey, @ys! Thanks for jumping in.
You and I have talked a bit about Hypercube and your vision but others are probably wondering, "How in the world are you going to reinvent mobile!?" :) Please share!
@rrhoover To give an example, with Hypercube, Product Hunt will very easily and quickly be able to send notifications to users using the Hypercube API.
Here's an example of a dummy Hypercube notification appearing from the bottom of the screen as a user browses Instagram. When they tap on the notification they reveal the entire Hypercube notification feed. Note how the design of these notifications provide room for action buttons.
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Product is still coming soon, but their blog is sharing some interesting notes on their process so far.
I met @ys at Epicenter (cliche startup cafe in SF) to chat about Hypercube. He's a fascinating guy and has some really ambitious goals for the product. I'll see if he's interested in jumping into the discussion.
We believe that if ever there was a platform designed and built for mobile users and developers, the web is it. And so we are bringing the web to mobile in a way that has never been done before. For example, you can't receive notifications from websites.
The way web products are built and used opens up a whole host of possibilities that native can't match. Much like the smartphone, websites are transient pieces of software that serve a need at a given time. Native apps are heavy, invested ideas. Your phone is limited by the set of native apps you so happen to have knowledge of or are available on your platform. Whereas with the open and free web, your phone's capabilities are much more serendipitous and contextual.
Philosophically, the web is open and free, whereas native apps are controlled and proprietary. Freedom always wins over control. People and ideas will always wish to be free.
I go into more detail on our philosophy here: http://blog.hyprcb.com/post/5878...
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