Dear Developers - A Plea from your fans..

iPhone_fan · Apr 9, 2010

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galent · Apr 9, 2010

EssentialParadox said: ↑

I'm personally glad to see your response, Venan. I also felt it was a quite reasonable "plea" (as it was denoted in the title) to developers. And I am a bit surprised seeing the responses, particularly from some who are against customer-requests when it means a loss of their time. I think this is the first industry where I've ever heard, "I'm not making enough money to make it worth my while." I've run product-based businesses, and I have quite a bit of experience making money from them, and that previous statement just sounds crazy to me. I can't help but get the impression that a lot of the developers who posted negatively in this thread are maybe unfamiliar with running a business. There is something I learned early on with my companies there is one most important component of a business. Something that dwarfs every other element to the point of barely even mattering. A single thing that every business will either live or die by It is your customers. They are the only cog in this big, huge machine where any money can ever come from, making them infinitely valuable and precious. If you can give them what they want, you'll be rich. But ignore them and your business will quickly fall apart. In my experience, this has always been the first rule that any successful business considers first and foremost.

So, when I go about starting a new company or selling a new product, before I decide anything else, I consider how best to serve my customers; they will determine how I run my business, what kind of products I make, and how I sell those products. So not only do I provide my customers the best quality content I can produce, but also, a set services that I believe they should be expect from me; e.g., a fair returns policy, after-care support, a life-time of bug fixes, etc. And I implement every single one. If a customer makes a request for a reasonable feature, I will do my best to implement it. Not just because I will be creating a loyal customer, and not just because he likely represents ten thousand others like him, but primarily because I'll be making a better product for every single one of my customers.

It is the same for every single business: The customers are the only thing that matters to me.

Just to finish with one last thought: My past companies have had global distribution arms, with very successful products, which have sold to hundreds of thousands of homes all across the world. And no, I did not sell my products anywhere close to 99 cents! In fact, it was the more expensive products, filled with more value, which sold the most successfully.
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I personally love feedback, and suggestions from consumers. I can see where some of the wording is a little ... well, about what I would expect from someone who professes to be a game critic. I would suggest that a professional writer (just like game developers) should already know that you tailor your message.

On the business end of things, I agree the consumer drives the product choices in a profitable business model. But... that doesn't mean the individual consumer, rightly or wrongly. The iPhone market is in love with low cost apps. This downward pressure is counter to the "feature rich" demand.

Unlike other product lines, entertainment products have a very short shelf life. Games in particular (with some variation for platform) suffer from boom or bust, often immediately after release. PC games have a 6 month window, before they start getting discounted by wholesalers (unless they're extremely popular). Your line of reasoning is sound, but within context of product type, platform market conditions, and other factors (like season, and established franchise for example) all factor into product R&D investment, just as sales usually drives updates/support. I'm not saying it's a good system, but it is the system we live in until someone finds a new way to drive profitability.

Cheers,

Galen

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