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Fine, the numbers should be inflated a bit, but the original post was most likely referring to Netflix and Spotify anyway, as opposed to whatever mid-tier compa

Fine, the numbers should be inflated a bit, but the original post was most likely referring to Netflix and Spotify anyway, as opposed to whatever mid-tier companies make $10m annual app revenue somewhere in the vast gap between FANG and Casino Slots 3D.

BbzzbB 5y ago
Sorry I was just being snarky with the trash app mentioned, I could've done without it I just had a talk [0, fun one] in the back of my head when writing. There must indeed be hundreds (dozens?) of companies which fall in a grey area that Apple wouldn't be inclined to ban straight up at first offense. 0: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8Lhqri8tZk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8Lhqri8tZk
- Apocryphon 5y ago
  Nah, I quite appreciated it. It amuses me quite a bit how bizarrely specialized a lot of trash software are, which mobile platforms tend to heighten. From blatantly fraudulent ads that depict bogus gameplay, to Dr. Phil shilling Solitaire Grand Harvest on his show, the plain tawdriness of the trash app game ecosystem is fascinating. And who even wants to play slots on their phone anyway?
  - BbzzbB 5y ago
    Those Dr. Phil 4 minute sponsors for Solitaire Grand Harvest kill me just thinking of it with those "live demos". I find it absolutely hilarious, yet simultaneously depressing to think how many people watching him will fall into a trap like and proceed to burn their money on - which is assuredly an unfathomable amount given his show's size and the duration of the ads. I also have no clue why those apps work (aside from the vague notion it triggers our lizard brains to gamble even with fake money), but I'd sure recommend you listening to the linked talk if the subject entertains you, I had found it really interesting and the speaker is a great story teller (IMO anyway).
disgruntledphd2 5y ago
The vast, vast majority of money made on the AppStore is made by mobile games. Everything else is just a rounding error.

BbzzbB 5y ago

Sorry I was just being snarky with the trash app mentioned, I could've done without it I just had a talk [0, fun one] in the back of my head when writing. There must indeed be hundreds (dozens?) of companies which fall in a grey area that Apple wouldn't be inclined to ban straight up at first offense. 0: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8Lhqri8tZk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8Lhqri8tZk

Apocryphon 5y ago
Nah, I quite appreciated it. It amuses me quite a bit how bizarrely specialized a lot of trash software are, which mobile platforms tend to heighten. From blatantly fraudulent ads that depict bogus gameplay, to Dr. Phil shilling Solitaire Grand Harvest on his show, the plain tawdriness of the trash app game ecosystem is fascinating. And who even wants to play slots on their phone anyway?
- BbzzbB 5y ago
  Those Dr. Phil 4 minute sponsors for Solitaire Grand Harvest kill me just thinking of it with those "live demos". I find it absolutely hilarious, yet simultaneously depressing to think how many people watching him will fall into a trap like and proceed to burn their money on - which is assuredly an unfathomable amount given his show's size and the duration of the ads. I also have no clue why those apps work (aside from the vague notion it triggers our lizard brains to gamble even with fake money), but I'd sure recommend you listening to the linked talk if the subject entertains you, I had found it really interesting and the speaker is a great story teller (IMO anyway).

disgruntledphd2 5y ago

The vast, vast majority of money made on the AppStore is made by mobile games. Everything else is just a rounding error.