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Additionally: The top 1 percent of iOS game developers earn over a third of all that cold, digital revenue. In contrast, the bottom 80 percent of iOS de
by rkalla 15y ago
Additionally:
The top 1 percent of iOS game developers earn over a third
of all that cold, digital revenue. In contrast, the bottom
80 percent of iOS devs are splitting a mere 3 percent of
all App Store game revenue between one another.
The parallel with the current state of wealth in America[1] is interesting. I feel like there is something, sociologically, to be said there but I have no idea what it is.
Put another way: "This behavior of the top 1% capturing a huge portion of the environment to themselves is mirrored in our wealth as well... why does this pattern re-occur?"
[1] http://sociology.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html http://sociology.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html
- Cmccann7 15y agoIt's called the "Power Law" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_law http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_law You also hear a lot about the top 20% taking 80% of the gains which is a special case of the power law called Pareto Distribution > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_distribution http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_distribution You see these same distribution patterns occur all over the place in economics, biology, chemistry, etc.
- rkalla 15y agoAh! Chris thanks for the links, that is exactly what I was looking for more info on.
- wbracken 15y agoMaybe we should tax the top 1% of game devs to support all other game devs.
- rkalla 15y agohaha, this comment is like a pile of kindling, covered with some lighter fuel and you laid some matches down next to it JUST incase anyone wanted to engage :)
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- jbooth 15y ago1/10 troll. Needs references to "socialism" or "Nobama". Bonus points if you can work in 3 of 'socialism', 'communism', 'fascism', 'islamism', 'rastafarianism'.
- william42 15y agoThat sort of amortization is how the publishing industry for books works, IIRC; most books lose money, but the few successful ones make up for it.
- jaredsohn 15y agoAn even better example would be game publishers. (But as others have noted, it applies to many industries. Venture capitalists who invest in startups is another example.)