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Instead of a long post like that I wished they had a realistic example I could experiment with.


There's a "Try demo discussion" button on the header. Leads to https://cq2.co/app/demo


I tried that and got

CQ2 is not optimized for mobile use. Please try on a desktop or laptop. Go back to homepage


The fact that I can’t see their demo because I’m using the device most people use to browse the web is comical. I don’t like criticizing new products but this is clearly made by someone who doesn’t know how to make product, and considering the pitch…


It seems possible that optimizing for desktop/pessimizing for mobile might be an important aspect of having effective discussion on complex topics.

It will hurt their initial adoption, but might help the product.


The most important aspect of having effective discussions is reading what other people say, and people are more likely to have the patience to do that when they're on mobile and have nothing better do, rather then being on desktop and supposed to work.


I think the mindset of "participating effectively in complex [work] discussion is not an inherent part of your work" is exactly what desktop-only is concretely pushing back against.


Thanks for your reply! I personally don't want to use it on phones, but for times when one only has a phone, we'll add mobile support soon.




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