Comment by wslh
8 years ago
If you really want to build a platform and developers didn't come you should build part of the software youself or pay third parties.
8 years ago
If you really want to build a platform and developers didn't come you should build part of the software youself or pay third parties.
That was Apple's strategy. They built some really great Mac OS X apps when they were the underdog, and offered them for free with the hardware. They also built (and bought) some great Pro apps which attracted a ton of customers. The iLife suite and even the iWork suite to some extent (I loved Keynote in college) were essential to me making the switch.