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   by webdragon 16y ago

   The Tim Hortons app in Canada is a great example - having such a large network of stores, partially in the US, makes it possible to share costs over a large number of customers. The same is true of any large company with access to a large n
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   by webdragon 16y ago

   The main reason is population size. For bricks and mortar retail (or most industries), costs scale with population size: a larger country requires more stores. For apps, there is one relatively fixed development cost, no matter how many cus
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   by webdragon 16y ago

   In small countries like Australia, unless you've got tens of thousands of customers, or very high-value customers, it can be difficult to see the value even from a $10k investment!
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   by webdragon 16y ago

   That's true! The article is more about iPhone apps for Australian companies (as clients) as domestic app users, rather than by Australian companies for anyone worldwide. There have been some good high-profile success stories of game dev
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   Should companies in small countries produce iPhone apps?(webdragon.com.au)

   3 points by webdragon 16y ago|9 comments
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   by webdragon 16y ago

   There's certainly a lot of room for abuse, especially by designers who want to cram magazine formatting into web paradigms, but at least it's more accessible than techniques like Flash text replacement.
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   Will Webfonts open up new design opportunities?(webdragon.com.au)

   1 points by webdragon 16y ago|2 comments