> Building a generic app for consumers is futile. But can this really be true? Plenty of B2C software companies make good and continuous revenue. Take for inst

> Building a generic app for consumers is futile. But can this really be true? Plenty of B2C software companies make good and continuous revenue. Take for instance the German company Ashampoo. Their products are not exceptionally original and they were always in a crowded market. Yet this company is everywhere in the low-cost consumer desktop software space. I know this company even though I've never even used one of their products. There are many companies like that. Remember OO Defrag? Well, I just checked, OO Software is still around, located in Berlin, Germany. Ever written a novel in German? Papyrus Autor is used by enthusiasts and professional writers since the 80s. These are just examples from Germany off the top of my head but there are similar companies in nearly every country. Perhaps what you say is true for "web apps" with subscription model, it seems very hard to reach private users and convince them to pay a monthly fee. But I doubt it's true for desktop applications and I'm also not sure it's true in general for mobile apps.