The underlying issue, IMHO, is that the AppStore has been designed in such a way that what Marco is doing is probably the sensible thing for him to do, as it only supports "hit-based" business models. Well, and scam-based ones.
Except that with software, such a hit-based model is even more skewed towards winner-takes-all than music is. So let's put the blame where the blame belongs: the ones creating the incentive structure, not the ones doing their best within that structure.
Because most people listen to more different songs than they have (or need) different apps. If I have one to do app and am happy with it, there is strong disincentive to buy/use a different one.
Whereas if I have one hit song, chances are I'll buy another one, there really isn't any disincentive.
Or put another way: count the number of apps (you use) vs. the number of songs you listen to.
Author here. I agree entirely. Apple's pricing and discovery issues created this perverse incentive structure, and Marco's just responding to it. Competition under this system gets ugly.
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[ 3.3 ms ] story [ 16.5 ms ] threadExcept that with software, such a hit-based model is even more skewed towards winner-takes-all than music is. So let's put the blame where the blame belongs: the ones creating the incentive structure, not the ones doing their best within that structure.
Whereas if I have one hit song, chances are I'll buy another one, there really isn't any disincentive.
Or put another way: count the number of apps (you use) vs. the number of songs you listen to.