Brent Frei has a post on VentureBeat on increasingly interesting SaaS “app store” battle. I really care about this battle because Pixily has integrated with Intuit’s AppCenter, and it is an important part of our distribution strategy.
While Brent argues that Microsoft is losing out and will not become the powerhouse platform for the next generation of internet applications for business, I’m not yet so sure. In my mind the platform that best drives new customer growth for the largest number of third party applications will be the winner.
I think that the winner will be determined by applying the most marketing muscle plus the best user experience (both for the app developers but also very importantly from the end customer’s perspective.)
That’s my two cents; read his article.
