Writing about desktop app distribution
Long-form writing on the economics and mechanics of desktop distribution. Each piece argues a position rather than summarising a topic, and each one is also available as markdown and in the RSS feed.
Articles
- Desktop distribution is broken, and the auction is why — the arithmetic that stops a one-time-licence app from buying its own users.
- Every install network dies the same way — three mechanisms, one outcome, and what has to change structurally.
- Onboarding built for the agent, not the buyer — what MCP-first actually means when a partner's coding agent is the integrator.
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Questions people ask about this
Is there a feed?
Yes, RSS at /feed.xml, declared in the head of every page. It carries both articles and changelog entries.
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