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You misunderstand. The point is that the more data they have, the more valuable and "accurate" their analysis is -- it's like crowdsourcing genetics by buildin

You misunderstand. The point is that the more data they have, the more valuable and "accurate" their analysis is -- it's like crowdsourcing genetics by building one large database. So your complaint of "why don't they just sell it at the cost plus a margin" doesn't work here. They're dropping the price because they're paying you for your information to make their service better. It's like Tumblr not having ads (for a period of time). "Why are you giving this to me for free?" you ask. Because then you're more likely to use us, and then we'll have a bigger user base and make tons of money later. That's how SAAS models can give away their "service" for free and still be valued at billions of dollars.

daughart 11y ago
The more data they have the more valuable they are to drug companies. The data doesn't help them provide you anything.
amelius 11y ago
> The point is that the more data they have, the more valuable and "accurate" their analysis is This is covered by my comment that participating in research should be voluntary. > So your complaint of "why don't they just sell it at the cost plus a margin" doesn't work here. Yes, my complaint makes perfect sense here. They are selling below cost price to build themselves a bigger market. This is not a fair way of doing business, in my opinion. The fact that you are framing this as "we are paying you to help us build a bigger market share" does not make a difference. In my opinion, everything that is being built by crowdsourcing belongs in the public domain. It is not fair to have one company keeping that information hostage.