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by CryoLogic 3051 days ago
Yes, it is easier to build a TODO-list app today than ever before.

No it is not significantly easier to build a fully-fledged software business.

What is expected and required has also scaled up immensely. You can't just drop a Java SWING GUI on a simple tool and put it on a website with a PayPal link and wait for search to bring you business anymore.
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heisenbit 3051 days ago
It is getting easier to enter and it is getting harder to establish a sustainable business. We see a trend towards bi-modal development in SW as we see in other parts of society. Quite possibly the change is happening faster these days.

What may well have become easier is maintaining an edge as a business in the industry provided you have reached enough scale to leverage low interest rates, tax engineering, global aligned trade frameworks and low cost labor.

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