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"Two years ago the Play store yielded 1/10th the revenue of the App Store, by common metrics. One year ago it was 1/4. The most recent stat is 1/2 -- still mont

by chasing 13y ago

"Two years ago the Play store yielded 1/10th the revenue of the App Store, by common metrics. One year ago it was 1/4. The most recent stat is 1/2 -- still months old. Do you see where this is going?" Sure: I see that, if I'm releasing an app this year, I should target iOS first because Android is a distant second. (And can I say that I continue to hate the "puck" quote and, while it was a mildly clever over-generalization when Jobs used it, nowadays it seems mostly to be used as a kind of pompous way to say nothing useful whatsoever. Which is to say: In a few years everyone's going to be freakin' tired of that quote and so continuing whip it out is very "where the puck was.")

corresation 13y ago
Fascinating commentary about the "puck" quote, which existed decades before Jobs ever uttered it (did he? I know it as a quote that Gretzky's father told #99. Even that is unnecessary attribution, as it is fundamental training that every kid learns about hockey, and the wisdom is as old as the sport). The point of it, your personal hang-ups about it notwithstanding, is obvious: When a market is changing quickly, if you're undertaking a project that is going to take time -- which pretty much all mobile projects do -- you target where the market will be when you hit it, not where it was last year, or even right now. if I'm releasing an app this year, I should target iOS first because Android is a distant second Personally I target both "first", because the tools and methods to do so are simple and effective. However if you are somehow making Absolutely Median Software, then sure. Reality tends to be dramatically more nuanced, and such a blanket statement is almost certainly naive nonsense.
- chasing 13y ago
  "Reality tends to be dramatically more nuanced, and such a blanket statement is almost certainly naive nonsense." Indeed, which is why I dislike the "puck" bromide, regardless of who popularized it.
- hershel 13y ago
  >> Personally I target both "first", because the tools and methods to do so are simple and effective. I thought cross-platform development creates less quality apps. Could you please share what tools and methods are you talking about?

by chasing 13y ago

corresation 13y ago

Fascinating commentary about the "puck" quote, which existed decades before Jobs ever uttered it (did he? I know it as a quote that Gretzky's father told #99. Even that is unnecessary attribution, as it is fundamental training that every kid learns about hockey, and the wisdom is as old as the sport). The point of it, your personal hang-ups about it notwithstanding, is obvious: When a market is changing quickly, if you're undertaking a project that is going to take time -- which pretty much all mobile projects do -- you target where the market will be when you hit it, not where it was last year, or even right now. if I'm releasing an app this year, I should target iOS first because Android is a distant second Personally I target both "first", because the tools and methods to do so are simple and effective. However if you are somehow making Absolutely Median Software, then sure. Reality tends to be dramatically more nuanced, and such a blanket statement is almost certainly naive nonsense.

chasing 13y ago
"Reality tends to be dramatically more nuanced, and such a blanket statement is almost certainly naive nonsense." Indeed, which is why I dislike the "puck" bromide, regardless of who popularized it.
hershel 13y ago
>> Personally I target both "first", because the tools and methods to do so are simple and effective. I thought cross-platform development creates less quality apps. Could you please share what tools and methods are you talking about?