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>Maybe not for them, developers who have already committed to this platform and have a stake in it, but it matters to developers just arriving at the Blackberry
by billswift 16y ago
>Maybe not for them, developers who have already committed to this platform and have a stake in it, but it matters to developers just arriving at the Blackberry platform.
Especially when you unexpectedly get hit by all of them at once. Also note that, on a larger scale, this is why many large, established companies love government regulations - they raise roadblocks that help keep out a lot of would be competitors.
ADDED: Before someone downvotes me for being too much off-topic I should say that I meant to point out that the incentives of existing developers and of the platform owners are not particularly well aligned here. The platform benefits from more developers, but existing developers don't.
- flashgordon 16y agoActually as bitter as that sounds (does it?), to me it sounds like an active strategy. Perhaps blackberry does not want to get in the consumer space. Why else would they shoot themselves in the foot with a ridiculous $20/app publishing "fee"? Perhaps they just want enterprises that may actually be happy to fork out money to consultants and IT departments as somehow more money implies better quality!
- tomjen3 16y agoWell not directly, but the only reason to develop for a platform is if there are users and the best way to get users is if there are lots of programs available.