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s/centralized gatekeeping/curation service/ Yes, it won't be as profitable as a walled garden, and it will live or die by their reputation. When the market rac
by pdkl95 10y ago
s/centralized gatekeeping/curation service/
Yes, it won't be as profitable as a walled garden, and it will live or die by their reputation. When the market races to the bottom, quality suffers and the risk of scams/etc increases. Eventually, this creates a market of people who don't want to risk buying a lemon. A store that carefully curated what they offer and/or offers additional guarantees about safety/quality/etc is a model that has been successful in the past.
- Eridrus 10y agoI don't think lemons are a real concern in digital economies where marginal costs are zero, so it costs you nothing other than a lost sale to offer a refund. Not sure about Apple's store, but you can get a refund without too much difficulty on Steam of the Play store. Discoverability is a real concern though.
- petra 10y agoThat's what's ads are for, right?
- cousin_it 10y agoIn gaming at least, lemons are a big concern. For some reason gamers are very afraid of spending five bucks on a possibly imperfect game. Even when refunds are easy and automatic. It defies logic, but it's true. Anyone who can make curation trustworthy will make millions.