Comments on: AOL to developers: Put passion over profit

Q&A The Web portal's Edwin Aoki talks about the impact Web applications have had in the enterprise and what trends are emerging.

[clh22793]

Laughable. Developers and companies that aren't yet profitable are at risk of losing everything as we speak. And this guy wants me to put passion above profits? Having passion is all good, but you better make damn sure you're on a track to make some coin while you're at it. Let Steve Jobs be passionate...I've got bills to pay.

[mmichaels]

I have a passion to MAKE profits. That's why I'm good at what I do.

[vini156]

Why not he leaves his job and write applications sitting at home with passion and distributes it for free through bit torrent and Rapidshare. I don't think he will much passionate about it. Developers need profit. Thats why we write applications, passion must be there though but passion alone can't fulfill my family's need.

[Juliomiy]

I will take a stretch here. do what you have a passion for. At the minimum you will have fun and a sense of worth and have an equal chance of making a profit (if not more) then if the only thing that drove you was the almighty buck. I think that is a more practical attitude then it seems.