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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steve Conan Trustrum" data-source="post: 3147228" data-attributes="member: 1620">Sorry, I misunderstood part of what you were saying, but ...Simply put? The vacuum DriveThru filled then no longer exists and there's currently no similar vacuum to act in its place. DriveThru was able to take its position because the newness of the market itself created instability that DriveThru latched onto using the angle of stepping away from the small "amateur" aspects of the industry. That instability no longer exists. EnWorld is a clear example of how even a company that already has a solid rep and the potential to spike into a large market share simply can't do so without a similar edge that isn't currently to be found in the existing market. If someone came along now and tried what DriveThru did then, I seriously doubt the more stable market of today would allow for it (which is a big part of why everyone else is so far behind RPGNow and Drivethru in market shares and why EnWorld never really showed throughput comparable to either RPGNow or Drivethru despite the customer base and tie-ins of its existing memberships and direct marketing potential.)What you're basically saying is that the opportunity to introduce a new OS NOW is under the exact same conditions as they were when Microsoft and Apple first formed. That is, obviously, as untrue of the computer OS market as it is for the rpg PDF industry.</blockquote>