Teeqoz said:
Okay, let me clarify, yes, we *can* define sales as to include free downloads, but I don't think it serves a useful purpose to do so, so I don't consider free downloads as sales. This is my position. I also believe languages are fluid, yet *rigid*. Like... a very viscous fluid. This is the quality that makes languages useful. If langauage had been a thin liquid, then its usefulness would be gone because everyone in a specific subset of people wouldn't be able to keep up with the changes. I could try and clarify beyond those metaphors, but for now I think the metaphors explain it better than I could by going more in depth.
Also, we have a definition of sales that include content sold, not just units sold, though it is most used for business purposes. Net sales (nore commonly reffered to as revenue). That I do think is a useful metric for determining a franchise's success. |
Ok, then we're basically in agreement.
If you think that net sales should be considered in terms of "best selling franchise", but we don't necessarily have access to those figures, then how can we make sure that those net sales are incorporated into our definition as best as we can? Would adding free downloads into the equation (not necessarily at a 1:1 ratio) get us to a better answer or a worse one?
