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> The subtle friction of finding and installing apps has led the average person to basically not bother at all, as we now know most people install zero apps per
by zem 11y ago
> The subtle friction of finding and installing apps has led the average person to basically not bother at all, as we now know most people install zero apps per month.
don't forget the subtle friction of having to pay for stuff, which is another factor triggering the race-to-free.
- increment_i 11y agoTrue, but again this ties into the first point about the marginal cost of producing apps being basically zero, thus they hold little value to anyone. Especially when the stock OS apps do nearly everything the average, non-niche consumer wants to do with a mobile device. You accept the friction of paying for a porterhouse steak because no butcher could sell them for less than the marginal cost of producing them and remain viable. Since the marginal cost of producing apps is (essentially) nothing, it's no surprise almost nobody can resist the downward pressure and make a buck off apps.