> Where are you getting the normal distribution information from? The author spends much effort estimating an 'average' app income and costs. Talking about ave

> Where are you getting the normal distribution information from? The author spends much effort estimating an 'average' app income and costs. Talking about averages does not make any sense in case of power law distribution. He is using Gaussian approach which is a wrong model for given phenomena. Bringing skewness/kurtosis/whatever to the table doesn't help a thing since he has completely mis-classified the problem. > That said, independent developers making money on that app store directly is a complete crap-shoot. Can the same can be said about entrepreneurs in general? What is an 'average' income of an entrepreneur (including failed ones)? Is it worth it? Do you aim for this dismal income when you start a business? Scalable business model is completely different animal from a non-scalable one (i.e. selling your personal time as a developer, consultant etc.). Quite a few developers expect from iPhone apps the same they are used to in their contracting/salaried careers.