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I have to confess: it miffs me that a utility that would normally fly completely under the radar is likely to make the creator thousands of dollars just because
by archagon 2y ago
I have to confess: it miffs me that a utility that would normally fly completely under the radar is likely to make the creator thousands of dollars just because he runs a popular podcast. (Am I jealous? Oh yes. But only because I tried to sell similar apps in the past and could barely get any downloads no matter how much I marketed them. Selling software without an existing network seems nigh-on impossible these days.)
Anyway, congrats to Siracusa on the release, great idea, etc. etc.
- dewey 2y agoI can understand your criticism as it's easy to arrive at that conclusion (Also a common occurrence when levelsio launches a new product, as his Twitter following is large) but it's also not fair to discount it as "just because he runs a popular podcast". The author is a "household" name in the macOS / Apple scene for a long time even before the podcast. If someone is spending all their life blogging about all things Apple on outlets like ArsTechnica and is consistently putting out new content on podcasts for decades they will naturally have a better distribution. How many years did you spend on building up your marketing and distribution reach?
- archagon 2y agoI know! I actually like him and wish him the best. I just get a bit annoyed when one of the ATP folks releases some small utility with an unclear niche and then later talks about how they've "merely" earned thousands of dollars from it. When I was an app developer, I would have counted myself lucky to have made just a hundred bucks from a similar release. The gang's popularity gives them a distorted view of the market sometimes, IMHO.