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Re:Maker Faire halts operations and lays off all staff by logifail on Saturday June 08, 2019 @01:24AM (#20130785)
> Which one is going to be more rewarding: building a smartphone, or making an app?

The counterpoint to this would be: if your child built an app and showed it to their friends, would they be impressed? How about if they built a smartphone?

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Re:Maker Faire halts operations and lays off all staff by untog on Saturday June 08, 2019 @09:25AM (#20132249)
They'd probably be more impressed with the app. They could all download it to their phone and use it together!
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Re:Maker Faire halts operations and lays off all staff by Tempest1981 on Saturday June 08, 2019 @01:55PM (#20133917)
But they already have dozens of similar social apps... it would need to be unique, not just another chat app.
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