> You’re likely to copy an existing app and make a slight improvement in terms of product, pricing, or both. Guess what, the next smart person with the same ide

> You’re likely to copy an existing app and make a slight improvement in terms of product, pricing, or both. Guess what, the next smart person with the same idea can do the same to you. Yeah that's a game that personally I could never bother playing. It sounds to me like trying to be the alpha fish in a tiny aquarium... that is closely observed and experimented with. Going indie is no small effort, so if I did it I'd try to play a bigger game, with more freedom, where I can give my best without fear of being outmarketed because someone beat my price by a couple dollars. I reckon the same applies to most 'app store' ecosystems.