Nu Vibez and Roleplay Guide Magazine - February 2014 | Page 38

An Open Le er to the Lindens, Hypergrid Business Report - p2

any number of successful games. Being a
pla orm requires almost universal adop on,
while building a profitable game just requires
enough users to break even.
But there are some significant advantages to
being a pla orm:

Ÿ Pla orms typically have a longer lifespan
than individual products.
Ÿ Pla orms aren’t dependent on the
success or failure of any one product.
Ÿ Pla orm creators have a wide variety of
ways to m a ke m o n e y f ro m t h e i r
pla orms, and, as new products evolve,
so do new revenue streams.
Ÿ With a successful pla orm for the
metaverse, Linden Lab can help create t B