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Imagine in 1998 trying to get distribution for your literal box of disks in dozens of stores and thinking it costs you less than 30% of retail
by prestigious 5y ago
Imagine in 1998 trying to get distribution for your literal box of disks in dozens of stores and thinking it costs you less than 30% of retail
- yjftsjthsd-h 5y agoAt least there were dozens of stores to be in.
- rsj_hn 5y agoI'm a bit confused, is this an argument against competition or against monopoly?
- fshbbdssbbgdd 5y agoIn this hypothetical universe, Microsoft runs the only store, decides what you are allowed to sell, and blocks you from selling independently. In reality you could sell your software by direct mail if you thought it was a better cost structure than a store, or if a store didn’t want to carry your product.
- gary_0 5y ago> In reality you could sell your software by direct mail IIRC, that's exactly how some famous companies/developers (Apogee, for one) started out. They uploaded the demo to BBSes and then had interested users buy the full product by mail.