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Why I stepped away from Facebook development

by hwijaya on 4/20/10, 1:11 PM with 7 comments

• by vital101 on 4/20/10, 2:30 PM

  The author makes a good point about dependency on another company. Having your side project or startup completely at the whim of another company is not a good business model.

  Might be good for a quick dollar, but it's not sustainable.

• by asimjalis on 4/20/10, 2:41 PM

  Interesting write up on the pros and cons of developing for a platform like Facebook.

  Is there any information on how much money Facebook apps usually make? What are the earnings like on free apps that don’t charge subscriptions?