... because it perfectly compliments my Macintosh LC III.
... because I'm a hipster doofus who also carries a rotary phone for some reason.
... because I fear change even when it makes perfect sense to do so.
Apple isn't changing, they've always wrested control of their platform from developers. This approach is obviously working for them, this time next year we'll all be talking about "watch first web development."
I read the article and while Jeff made valid points, I wonder if he would've benefited from having a PR/marketing person vet his messaging. His article can easily be dismissed as hyperventilating about change and as a reader it's unclear what action I should take after absorbing his point of view.
> Why do people want everything for free when other
> have put a lot of effort on making it?
Ask yourself this: do you like to pay top-dollar for every product and service you buy? There's your answer. If given the choice, you would also want everything for free.
What was the asking price for the software? $1 or $1,000 changes the calculus in the customer's mind. Did you consider a subscription-based service? Charge a small amount every month and you get a steady source of income, and the customer thinks they're getting a deal.
> The creation of ID card is generally done with
> photoshop and separately edited for each card
This may be true for an institution you're familiar with, but cannot possibly be true everywhere. ID badges are ubiquitous and creating them en masse is a common problem (Google the competition: http://bit.ly/1sW6BKq). Photoshop is expensive, and while it's great at putting mustaches on the faces of the ID photos, it's not great for creating a ton of badges. Not to mention that it's difficult to find administrators with Photoshop skills that want to remain administrators.
... because it perfectly compliments my Macintosh LC III. ... because I'm a hipster doofus who also carries a rotary phone for some reason. ... because I fear change even when it makes perfect sense to do so.