tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21561642.post1355022067489029880..comments2024-01-31T09:13:10.669-05:00Comments on Direct Commerce Systems and Services: Programmers Ain't ChefsErnie Schellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138728684214385010noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21561642.post-41041372477904793952013-03-02T20:58:58.010-05:002013-03-02T20:58:58.010-05:00Amazon’s Kindle glitch and the “always-be-shipping...<a href="http://pandodaily.com/2013/02/27/amazons-kindle-glitch-and-the-always-be-shipping-code-mentality/" rel="nofollow">Amazon’s Kindle glitch and the “always-be-shipping-code” mentality.</a>Ernie Schellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09138728684214385010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21561642.post-3993513945423661912013-01-30T19:29:42.250-05:002013-01-30T19:29:42.250-05:00Totally agree with you! In removing the "ston...Totally agree with you! In removing the "stone from my shoe" I neglected to notice the rocky road I was walking on, so to speak.... Great comment. Thank you.Ernie Schellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09138728684214385010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21561642.post-43461632786140675592013-01-30T14:25:06.744-05:002013-01-30T14:25:06.744-05:00What you're observing is the power of barriers...What you're observing is the power of barriers to entry. They're significant for starting a restaurant, and minimal for self-publishing software.<br /><br />Starting a restaurant requires a pile of capital. And those who pony up the money vet the chef to see if he can turn out quality cuisine. A guy hacking together a crude meal won't get funding, and thus won't be able to open a restaurant.<br /><br />Contrast this to modern software distribution, where anyone with $100 can become an iPhone developer, and the approval process for getting an app in the store is minimal. (If you're on another platform without a gatekeeper, you can set up a free website and distribute your lousy program yourself - witness all the crapware on Android.)<br /><br />With minimal barriers to entry, there's far less need to prove that you have a good product before you can get it in front of customers.<br /><br />Things were different before the internet. Back then, distribution meant getting into computer stores or catalogs, and it was much tougher.<br />Albert Nurick / HTownChowDown.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097710294697208469noreply@blogger.com