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A comment on Ask HN: What opportunities still exist in desktop software?.

Re:Ask HN: What opportunities still exist in desktop software? by pcunite on Friday July 03, 2015 @02:48PM (#9827261)
I make a living from FileSearchEX ... the "best" desktop search experience for Windows. Granted ... it needs more features.
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Re:Ask HN: What opportunities still exist in desktop software? by cmdrfred on Friday July 03, 2015 @05:17PM (#9828000)
You support yourself off that entirely? I have a similar idea (not search, but improving existing windows features) and I was thinking of selling it. Is it possible to make an income (over the cost of hosting the website)
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Re:Ask HN: What opportunities still exist in desktop software? by pcunite on Saturday July 04, 2015 @07:19PM (#9831909)
My site has been around a long time. Not sure how a "new" site would do that attempted to sell desktop software. No, I can't live off of FileSearchEX alone. Too many pirated copies floating around. If you have the cycles, I say go for it.
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