Developers in the business of selling plugins and themes should bookmark and read Josh Pollock‘s recent essay that no one wants plugins, but they want solutions. He touches on a few points, but here’s an interesting quote:
The future of WordPress, if we are going to reach 50% market share as Matt Mullenweg wants, is as much about high-end custom designed sites on WordPress VIP, as it is about better serving the tiny budget, do it yourself sites, created by novices.