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Omgpop (Draw Something) developer on why he refused to join Zynga.
It views players as weak-minded cash cows; and it views its developers as expendable, replaceable tools to create the machines that milk those cows.
via gamasutra.com
Replace "players" with "consumers;" and "developers" with any marketing job and you can see why the industry is changing.
There's a lot of choice bits of wisdom in the article. Worth the read, no matter what industry you work in.
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There Should Be an App Store for Desktop Software
I have Windows 7 installed on my iMac. It's basically so I can play Left 4 Dead (and soon, Left 4 Dead 2).
One of the things I noted is the use of Valve's "Steam" software as the method for getting games. It's very much like the App Store on an iPhone, but carries just the Valve product line.
Because of Steam I've downloaded, played and subsequently purchased two other games from Valve (Champions Online and Team Fortress 2).
I think there should be something like this for desktop software, but a store for any publisher. It'd be a way better way to get apps and keep them up to date.
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