If we want people to pay us for software, we have to contribute toward a system where value is added and money is extracted as goods and/or services of increasi

If we want people to pay us for software, we have to contribute toward a system where value is added and money is extracted as goods and/or services of increasing value are developed and transition between entities. This radical concept is known as "industry." The alternative is to be mindless coder drones that produce "content" for people who don't value it but profit from it. Like musicians producing music for music companies but somehow not getting paid for it, you too can be a doofus with a Google+ account adding value to the Android or Apple ecosystem with your free app. Get "wrote an app" on your resume, make a snappy logo, then flounce out with a sad Google+ post to extract maximum brogrammer value! I increasingly see these issues as self-serving ways for some dude to get out of the hassles of maintaining some bullshit free app with 8 users. Somewhere there's a real company who'll cut the $50k check. Somewhere there's a hungrier, smarter developer who'll work around the issue. Somewhere there's a dirtier, angrier developer who'll fight for what's right against inane licensing terms. This developer is none of the above, nor is he contributing to furthering the industry. Begone.