That's what they use their computer for,' McCue said during an interview at Flipboard's Palo Alto, California, headquarters.īesides winning new converts with the expanded access, McCue is also hoping many of Flipboard's 50 million existing users will visit the service more frequently now that it's on PCs. 'There is a whole group of people who don't do that much browsing on their phones. Until now, Flipboard's 15 million magazines could only be read through a mobile app. McCue is catering to that preference with Tuesday's launch of a Web browser version of Flipboard's digital magazine service. In fact, the PC remains the mode of choice for many readers, especially during business hours. Just don't tell McCue the desktop is dead.
