> We're past the "anyone can sell an app" era. I think you've summarized the heart of the article here and I totally agree with you. When OP says "the end is

> We're past the "anyone can sell an app" era. I think you've summarized the heart of the article here and I totally agree with you. When OP says "the end is near" I think we can interpret it to mean that it's the end of the big growth era, the end of the era where that technology and demand for expertise in that technology dominates other technologies, the end of the era where new companies and their technologists are wise to invest their time in apps and learning apps. The vast majority of apps (esp. android) make too little money to justify the expense required to create and maintain. They're not profit centers. They're loss centers.