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Cake day: September 4th, 2023

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  • The ushering of the $1 price point did it. Most apps aren’t worth even that, so the developers struggle to make ends meet, resorting to subs and ads to make it work. Even the ‘legitimate’ app developers suffer because a $60 app looks ridiculous in a sea of $1s, so they have to swallow the pill and undercharge, hoping the volume would make up for it. It’s sad, and given that most successful apps aren’t the first from a developer, and well, you get the picture.

    Oh. The ‘idea’ guys and the app store get their cut, regardless.




  • Can believe. I was involved with a digital music startup once, and learned that the labels take the vast majority of the sticker price. The artist would make bank from concerts, but only took home maybe 5%. The songwriter got majorly screwed with 0.5%. The reason they gave was their ‘distribution channels’. Digital distribution was supposed to get rid of this bullshit. Dunno if this has changed.

    I feel this is the same with engineers versus the c-level 'idea people’s. Talent (i.e. the people doing the work) is grossly underpaid. Turns out passion doesn’t pay the bills most of the time.