Comment by chongli
7 years ago
It solves a _development_ problem
I think the GP meant to ask "what problem does this solve for end users?" It's hard to market to consumers if your primary differentiator is only useful to developers.
7 years ago
It solves a _development_ problem
I think the GP meant to ask "what problem does this solve for end users?" It's hard to market to consumers if your primary differentiator is only useful to developers.
When I was typing that comment, I was actually going to elaborate on this point, but decided not to for brevity.
The reality is, if a developer can generate greater reach, it gives more options to the consumer. And so in that regard it does solve a problem for the end user - they have more software options to choose from. Perhaps there is more competition, which I think we can all probably agree is good for users.
Sure, I get that it's important for your product to attract developers in order to present a thriving software ecosystem to the users. It is, but the users don't care how you do it. So marketing developer-centric features to end users is a waste of time and money.
But their market audience are developers/power users.
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> The reality is, if a developer can generate greater reach, it gives more options to the consumer.
But if the cost of doing so is that the apps have to be mediocre, is that really good?