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I have major issues with this sentence "Stands to reason that if developers can make their app at least as functional and useful as At Bat, they too can make a
by JacobAldridge 18y ago
I have major issues with this sentence
"Stands to reason that if developers can make their app at least as functional and useful as At Bat, they too can make a million dollars."
Are they seriously saying this sells 130,000 copies at $9.99 because it's "functional and useful", with no support from the MLB brand?
That's like saying if I were as funny and insightful as Ashton Kutcher I would have 1M Twitter followers. That if my url shortener had the capabilities of bit.ly I could raise $10M.
There's more to an idea than just having one - you have to do something with it. And there's more to a product than just building it - you have to get it into the market place, make it known, and find ways to distribute it.
- coglethorpe 18y agoMLB also has the ability to put people and money into the project, and apparently used their resources wisely. They may have had a decent budget on the project with the hope of just breaking even. After all, a million is a drop in the bucket for MLB. The brand awareness the app raises will fuel ticket and merchandise sales and keep ratings up on broadcasts.