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I meant a mobile app. Web apps are a different beast, and already have a well established monetization ecosystem.
by AznHisoka 15y ago
I meant a mobile app. Web apps are a different beast, and already have a well established monetization ecosystem.
- bad_user 15y agoIn this particular instance we are talking about a mobile app hooked to web services, so it's in essence a web app with a mobile UI that was designed for mobile phones from the beginning. Also, the ecosystem for mobile apps is very young, so the comparison is a little unfair. To the contrary, useful mobile apps have a lot of potential because these new generation smartphones are going to be in everybody's pocket in 1 or 2 years, permanently connected to the Internet, no matter if you're on your daily commute, drinking a coffee at Starbucks or visiting your parents. To be fair, I wouldn't have paid 1 billion for Instagram, but then again I'm not rich yet.