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'Apps are bullshit for content,' says Baptiste who refers to native apps as 'PDF readers'' and equates them to a Ponzi scheme for publishers.' I really don't u
by jsm386 16y ago
'Apps are bullshit for content,' says Baptiste who refers to native apps as 'PDF readers'' and equates them to a Ponzi scheme for publishers.'
I really don't understand that quote. I didn't watch the video so perhaps there is some context I am missing...How are apps a Ponzi scheme?
- steveklabnik 16y agoI think he's talking about this: http://tpdsaa.tumblr.com/post/2731809145/submitted-by-sergethew http://tpdsaa.tumblr.com/post/2731809145/submitted-by-serget... Basically, everyone wants to make their own branded apps, but few people are actually going to bother to buy them. The publishers are the victims, not the guys at the top of the pyramid, it's the app makers who're going to profit.
- Timothee 16y agoIt's not a Ponzi scheme though, is it? It might be a scam, but for it to be a Ponzi scheme, the developers would need to use the money they get from the first publishers to, say, buy the apps they've developed to show it gets great returns to get new publishers to pay... (or something like that)
- steveklabnik 16y agoYeah, I'm not sure the analogy is a great one.