This is how many markets are created. It's why so many school age kids play sports, they want to be famous and rich like the extreme case of the pro-athlete.
It is why 37Signals writes about that guy with the cars for $1000.
It's why lotteries sell so many tickets. It's why there are so many actors and actresses in Hollywood -- most of whom wait tables and valet park cars to make ends meet. They can't do it acting...
it's why people who write blog posts about SEO can get so many viewers.
It's the lie of easy. Apple knows full well that most developers don't make money building apps. Everyone knows full well that the average school student would be better off ditching sports to study for their SAT's and ACT's. Everyone knows buying lottery tickets is a waste of money.
But yet, rural towns all over the united states spend more on football stadiums than they spend on text books...
Point is, it's a problem much bigger than the app store... what is the root of the problem and how do we solve it?
Education. In each of those cases, the "buyer" doesn't understand the rules of the game, and misjudges his odds of payoff, and what that payoff might be.
In my opinion, when it comes to the app store, the root of the problem is that people are grossly overestimating the number of dollars that are up for grabs, and because people are ashamed to admit their app isn't selling well, and because Apple only publishes vague numbers, no one has a really good way of determining how much money IS out there. That's why I've been talking about my numbers as much as possible, and I hope others will as well.
It is why 37Signals writes about that guy with the cars for $1000.
It's why lotteries sell so many tickets. It's why there are so many actors and actresses in Hollywood -- most of whom wait tables and valet park cars to make ends meet. They can't do it acting...
it's why people who write blog posts about SEO can get so many viewers.
It's the lie of easy. Apple knows full well that most developers don't make money building apps. Everyone knows full well that the average school student would be better off ditching sports to study for their SAT's and ACT's. Everyone knows buying lottery tickets is a waste of money.
But yet, rural towns all over the united states spend more on football stadiums than they spend on text books...
Point is, it's a problem much bigger than the app store... what is the root of the problem and how do we solve it?