On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 3:13 PM, Tim Mensch <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 2/16/2012 10:42 AM, Jeffrey Kesselman wrote: > >> Id question that 85 cents per user. Its possible... but doubtful seeing >> as how Zynga at the time of their SEC filing was managing to squeeze about >> $3/yr out of their active user base. >> > > I can't say where I got that info, because I don't know if it's public > knowledge. But it was from an inside source, and the app has spent a lot of > time in the top five grossing APPs (not just games) on iOS for the past six > months or so. And it's not even in the top 20 downloads on iOS. It's just > that it monetizes SO well that it's pulling in a ton of money. > So, thats one data point out of how many? And its a known outlier as you yourself say its the one of the top grossing apps. So basing your economics on its income is a lot like basing your expectation of a lottery ticket on the Jackpot amount. What you really need to asses income value is a distribution of the income of a significant sized random sample across the entire space. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
