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My lemonade stand is dependent on customers not stabbing me in the eye and leaving me to bleed out while they steal all my lemons. That's one end of a continuu

by etfb 14y ago

My lemonade stand is dependent on customers not stabbing me in the eye and leaving me to bleed out while they steal all my lemons. That's one end of a continuum. Where do you draw the line? And, more importantly, who gives any of us the right to say "nyaa nyaa toldja so" because someone else drew their line differently?

rmrfrmrf 14y ago
I would love, just once, for someone to make an argument on the internet without coming up with some ridiculous scenario to make a direct comparison to. It's really not that hard to "draw the line" between assault/robbery and getting your app rejected by Apple.
- etfb 14y ago
  A line is defined by two points. Doesn't matter how far away the other point is. When you're trying to convince someone of the existence of the line, that's how you do it.
TheAnimus 14y ago
Because you have many customers for that stand, not just one. If you have many customers and one day one stabs you in the eye whilst stealing all your lemons it shouldn't be the end of you. Such criminal events are normally insured against, most startups would use their home insurance for their lemons, get their PHI to pay for the loss of an eye and its fine. If however it was your only customer, and he stabbed you in the eye, then your in a worse situation, as when the police come for him, he is unlikely to buy from you again, even more so as he is in possession of a large supply of lemons. This isn't "nyaa nyaa" this is really good advice. All businesses need to be adaptable to change or shocks. One surefire way of having problems is to have one customer. If you lose them, you loose everything. If you are writing an App which is only on one ecosystem, which can be shut off at a whim, you need to be well aware of the risks, ensure you play very carefully by their rules and have a good relationship with them. I have heard of a large company which was dependant on a small firm to make a very esoteric electrical consumable, the large company built a small surplus of them, enough to last 3 months. Cancelled the existing order with an exit clause and demanded their money back. Large firm could continue to operate with their stock surplus, small company couldn't repay the money. Large company swallows small company for tiny price. Those entites are staying nameless because its a small world.

by etfb 14y ago

rmrfrmrf 14y ago

I would love, just once, for someone to make an argument on the internet without coming up with some ridiculous scenario to make a direct comparison to. It's really not that hard to "draw the line" between assault/robbery and getting your app rejected by Apple.

etfb 14y ago
A line is defined by two points. Doesn't matter how far away the other point is. When you're trying to convince someone of the existence of the line, that's how you do it.

TheAnimus 14y ago

Because you have many customers for that stand, not just one. If you have many customers and one day one stabs you in the eye whilst stealing all your lemons it shouldn't be the end of you. Such criminal events are normally insured against, most startups would use their home insurance for their lemons, get their PHI to pay for the loss of an eye and its fine. If however it was your only customer, and he stabbed you in the eye, then your in a worse situation, as when the police come for him, he is unlikely to buy from you again, even more so as he is in possession of a large supply of lemons. This isn't "nyaa nyaa" this is really good advice. All businesses need to be adaptable to change or shocks. One surefire way of having problems is to have one customer. If you lose them, you loose everything. If you are writing an App which is only on one ecosystem, which can be shut off at a whim, you need to be well aware of the risks, ensure you play very carefully by their rules and have a good relationship with them. I have heard of a large company which was dependant on a small firm to make a very esoteric electrical consumable, the large company built a small surplus of them, enough to last 3 months. Cancelled the existing order with an exit clause and demanded their money back. Large firm could continue to operate with their stock surplus, small company couldn't repay the money. Large company swallows small company for tiny price. Those entites are staying nameless because its a small world.