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I have never understood how someone dares base their business on the benevolence of a company that can, at any time and for whatever reason, shut them down and
by bborud 5y ago
I have never understood how someone dares base their business on the benevolence of a company that can, at any time and for whatever reason, shut them down and essentially render a product entirely worthless. Personally that's a risk I'm not comfortable with.
- cptskippy 5y agoFor some people it isn't their only revenue source and the adage "you don't leave money on the table" applies.
- burnished 5y agoSure, but clearly other people are. As an outsider it's clear why people do, the risk drives away some of the competition (people like you), and I'll presume you are a thoughtful and skilled engineer. So here you have a situation where you have an increased risk of a rug-pull without recourse (maybe already a risk for you anyway), but plenty of money on the table, and good principled engineers like you choosing another route.
- heavyset_go 5y agoTwo companies control the entirety of the mobile app distribution and mobile app payment markets. If you want to enter nearly any mobile-related markets, you have no other choice but to have rent extracted from your business by either Apple or Google. Those two companies have stifled innovation in the mobile app market for over a decade now, and they expect you to pay tribute.
- Andrew_nenakhov 5y agoHow the judge ruled that Apple is not a monopoly is beyond me.
- shapefrog 5y agoBecause it is a shit-ton of money. It is not like an app is going to be a multi generational sustaibale business. It will be on trend for a while, print money, and then be the next angrybirds or clubhouse (if you are lucky). Chances are the users will have moved on before the users of the app have.