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Software marketplaces have forgotten who they're supposed to serve

I've spent a lot of time thinking about software marketplaces. And the more I looked at them, the more I kept coming back to the same question: When did the marketplace become the most important party…

  • Software marketplaces prioritize profits over developer/buyer needs
  • Lyrinox Market introduces LMVO for software ownership
  • Continuity Program ensures software availability post-developer shutdown

The most boring service in the stack

The most reliable part of a stack is rarely the part anyone shows off. It has no clever layer to point at. That is the whole reason it never breaks.

  • Payment service remained unchanged for four years
  • Black Friday caused system failures
  • Simplicity avoided unnecessary complexity

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