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I think there are three kinds of desktop app developers that make real money today: * People who make huge profits fast, because they built a desktop client fo

by axx 14y ago

I think there are three kinds of desktop app developers that make real money today: * People who make huge profits fast, because they built a desktop client for popular webservices (see terhechte and his InstaDesk) * People creating good software for niches that REALLY NEED that piece of software to get work done. * Companies building large software suits for big companies that spend huge amounts of money in licences and support. I personally think everyone in the middle is also doing well, but not enough to make a living out of it.

umenline 14y ago
do you have examples for the second section ?
- PopaL 14y ago
  CAD and FEM software for example.
- EwanToo 14y ago
  A good example of a developer in a specific, unfashionable, but successful niche is Progressive Solutions [1]. Their target market is far from glamorous, but it's a very successful business (they've actually just been acquired last month). 1 http://www.progressive-solutions.co.uk/products.php http://www.progressive-solutions.co.uk/products.php