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There's a huge difference between someone competing against you in the marketplace (yes, including with free offerings), and that same someone rejecting your iP

• raganwald 16y ago
  If developing for Windows is an order of magnitude safer than developing for iPhone, how many orders of magnitude is developing for the web safer than developing for Windows? I think the risks vary from platform to platform, market to market, and even possibly from executive making the decision to executive making the decision. What are the risks of Apple competing with or even rejecting iDeco, an iPhone application for estimating decompression diving profiles? Minimal. Does that weaken the argument that building on a proprietary platform places you at Apple's mercy? I don't think so. It's true that with iDeco they could reject it whereas with VPlanner desktop software they can only give away free decompression software. But this is like arguing the difference between living with a school principal who can expel you vs. a bully who can beat you up at recess. If school looks good to you, go and enjoy yourself. The fundamental situation remains that when you build on a proprietary platform you expose yourself to risk of harm from the vendor. Manage that risk wisely and keep your eyes open.
  • dejb 16y ago
    > how many orders of magnitude is developing for the web safer than developing for Windows? Depends on the primary source of your visitors/customers. If that's Google (as is the case with many web companies) then they could introduce a service much like yours and direct people there instead.