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Re:Ask HN: Best passive income method for a solo developer? by amelius on Friday August 19, 2016 @08:13AM (#12319482)
The sad bit is that the party who can actually provide transparency in these matters (Apple) has an incentive to keep the numbers secret, so developers keep coming and taking a chance at launching an app.
Re:Ask HN: Best passive income method for a solo developer? by evilduck on Friday August 19, 2016 @09:51AM (#12319954)
I think a lot of people just build for themselves and publish as a final "I did it" effort.

Games are also such a flooded market and user expectations are high, but because the top 5 earn millions, small devs keep playing that lottery hoping to win.