Where are all the smaller companies going?

yeyeogun

Once again do you have any info?



Has anyone taken a notice of so many independent software companies disappearing? Of course not. To most they are not important because they are small, but aren't they attractive to a company looking to add features to current or future applications (APPLE) .



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hmurchison

Easy answer.



How many of the aforementioned Companies do you own product from?



My tally is a big fat ZERO.



I'm sure others are in the same boat as me.

squash

It doesn't help that the economy and money being tossed around is close to zero for smaller software companies.



If you can't find backing or make a profit on your own. The economy and investors state of mind is not going to support you.



Times are tough...so the loss of smaller companies is no surprise.

artman @_@

Small business in general is getting raped in the ass right now. The hurry-up-and-wait-war doesn't help.



I have tried to pay the measley $20-$30 for shareware. They deserve it much more than most fat cat software companies.



There's nothing else much we can do. But wait.

costique

The reality of life in short is humankind will live despite the fact that all people must die.

Don't forget that there are hordes of independent software developers emerging.