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2010-06-06
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Originally Posted by Bratag
It's the same for the iPhone too. As with any platform, it's part product and part luck.
The register. Who still reads that. Anyway ... Trust me this is not the norm in the android world. Most devs do not get rich, hell most of them are lucky to get enough to keep up with the new devices. I know I didnt.
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Originally Posted by ysss
They're maemo and MeeGo...
"Meamo!" sounds like what Zorro would say to catherine zeta jones... after she slaps him for looking at her dirtily...
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2010-06-07
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Originally Posted by ysss
Oops. I publicly apologize for my misunderstanding.
@gerbick: oh, It was directed at the comparison between easypark (which I assumed to be free/OSS) vs the commercial android app.
As far as the whole "who's a dumbass for buying this app" - why not congratulate the guy for supplying an app that's putting money into his pocket. As a programmer, hell... I'm impressed.
If you're not... then how about this. Give me $13k a month and I will praise the living **** out whatever you come up with. Deal?
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2010-06-07
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too bad we don't have a working app store, or a device that appeals to the market at large, or a company that actually wants to compete in the marketplace with Google and Apple.
Last edited by ZShakespeare; 2010-06-07 at 02:28. Reason: pedantry
Last edited by ZShakespeare; 2010-06-07 at 02:28. Reason: pedantry
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2010-06-07
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Originally Posted by ZShakespeare
People do want to buy the N900... take a look around here.
too bad we don't have a working app store, or a device that people actually want to buy, or a company that actually wants to compete in the marketplace with Google and Apple.
But it's obvious that people don't think they should pay for software... again, take a look around here.
Sorta odd that each N900 purchase makes Nokia richer, but nothing comes back to the developer other than notoriety. Hmm...
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2010-06-07
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I think in the N900 environment, you have to make your program stand head and shoulders above the free stuff to make any sales. And quite frankly some of the free stuff, while lacking polish, will be hard to compete with. It's a numbers game and N900/Maemo is lacking. OTOH there is a vacuum for great software and if a dev team puts in the hard yards and polish, there is a chance of a decent payoff. Just don't expect consistent revenue after the first month of launch.
born to rage against them