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Re:The chances of making a successful mobile app are almost nil by mch82 on Sunday September 24, 2017 @03:07PM (#15325996)
One of the lessons is to move early on new platforms, it's much easier to sell an app in a store with hundreds items than millions and when rank is influenced by sales those early sales really add up. Some of the earliest apps I bought are still listed as top paid apps.

The challenge is choosing the right next platform to bet development resources on... Any recommendations?

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Re:The chances of making a successful mobile app are almost nil by mch82 on Sunday September 24, 2017 @03:11PM (#15326008)
Every once in a while Apple still gives developers a mini opportunity to be early in a small featured segment of apps. For a while they featured books made with iBooks Author. Now, they're probably going to feature apps with ARKit. Watch apps still seem relatively early...
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Re:The chances of making a successful mobile app are almost nil by mathgenius on Sunday September 24, 2017 @06:51PM (#15326933)
Looks like crypto is becoming a "platform". Worth looking into.
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Re:The chances of making a successful mobile app are almost nil by reysc on Sunday September 24, 2017 @04:14PM (#15326307)
The web!
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Re:The chances of making a successful mobile app are almost nil by WalterSear on Sunday September 24, 2017 @04:45PM (#15326422)
AR apps and websites, if you can squeeze yourself in between the behemoths.
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Re:The chances of making a successful mobile app are almost nil by deegles on Sunday September 24, 2017 @04:42PM (#15326403)
Alexa!
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Re:The chances of making a successful mobile app are almost nil by newbear on Sunday September 24, 2017 @07:13PM (#15327025)
Are you making apps for Alexa? What are you making? Do you think it's worth it to learn without ML/AI knowledge?
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Re:The chances of making a successful mobile app are almost nil by felixgallo on Sunday September 24, 2017 @09:33PM (#15327494)
Alexa Skills don't require any AI/ML knowledge of you; that part's already handled, so getting onboard is very easy. Disclaimer: work on Alexa.
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