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Why I’m Done Making Desktop Applications

by Patrick McKenzie

Sep 5, 2009·~17 minutes·11 chapters

Chapters

11 total

Breaking up has always been difficult for me. I tend to fall in love with being in love, and continue a relationship well past the point of futility. And so it is with my oldest love, writing desktop software.

0:48

What Changed My Mind

0:51

The Shareware Funnel Is Lethal

1:58

Web Applications Convert Better

1:01

Your AdWords Strategy Is Very Sensitive To Conversion Rates

1:44

Web Applications Are Easier To Support

1:40

The Age Of The Pirates Is Coming An End, Jack

1:06

Phone Home vs. Google Analytics

2:41

Web Apps Can Be Customized Per User

2:13

Long Cycles Mean Low Innovation. Short Cycles Mean Fast Innovation.

1:31

Description

Why Patrick McKenzie shifted his software business away from desktop applications and toward the web.

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Duration

~17 minutes (16K characters)

Release date

Sep 5, 2009