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I was talking more of virtual apps such as blogging apps, productivity apps, etc. But you make a fantastic point. I just don't see this working for virtual pr
by jamesbressi 17y ago
I was talking more of virtual apps such as blogging apps, productivity apps, etc.
But you make a fantastic point.
I just don't see this working for virtual products such as this, but it undoubtedly works with tangible goods.
- kurtosis 17y agoI guess if an art collector buys an "original" instead of a print there is a feeling that they actually "own" the painting - even though in terms of viewing a print is equivalent and possibly more durable than the original. How can you restrict duplication so that someone could "own" a virtual good? DRM seems a little bit silly for things like music or movies or images because "using" a DRM protected object requires removing the protection just enough to copy it (despite the efforts of hardware DRM) but perhaps virtual goods like a house in a virtual world could be sold in a form where a copy cannot be substituted for the original. Is this possible? One can imagine a virtual house that contains the cryptographic serial numbers of all of the virtual bricks used to build it. The virtual world then only has to enforce a conservation of virtual matter...
- kurtosis 17y agoI'm sure you could give productivity apps a feeling of exclusivity by tightly restricting membership based on some exclusive criteria e.g. wealth, edu background, zip code, etc. niche products aren't a bad thing if the niche is very rich Also wasn't this the idea behind that 20k iphone app that displays a picture of a red gem on your phone?