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>> Whichever you do, you can't assume that someone else will take care of discovery on your behalf. Why not? Isn't that the whole idea behind syndication? What
by w0utert 11y ago
>> Whichever you do, you can't assume that someone else will take care of discovery on your behalf.
Why not? Isn't that the whole idea behind syndication? What about adding more information to filter apps on besides name, category and star rating?
I agree that marketing is a powerful tool, but from a developer point of view, I find the premise that you need to spend obscene amounts of money to be successful in the mobile app space, even if your app is of outstanding quality, quite depressing.
- JacobAldridge 11y agoThat's business- it's fundamentally a combination of Product and Distribution. Both need consideration (not necessarily obscene amounts of money). Most 'Product' people, including but not limited to developers, underestimate the challenges of Distribution. Ironically, many are the first to call out the flaws when a 'Distribution' expert starts talking about "a great idea for an app/site/SaaS product, I just need someone to build it for me".
- soft_dev_person 11y agoBut it's not out of reach for Apple or Google to change the premise on their own market places. They just need motivation to do so, and avoid scaring away the majority of developers that don't have a big company backing them up _might_ be that motivation.