I don't see expressing that a threshold has been passed as useless at all. I struggle with the question of whether to complain to companies like Apple. (For exa

I don't see expressing that a threshold has been passed as useless at all. I struggle with the question of whether to complain to companies like Apple. (For example, when running compatibility tests we used to find the occasional odd unrelated OS bug, but do I care if they fix it?) In the case of PC manufacturers and the like, they are all approaching the same local maxima at any given time and responding to every trivial gripe and indicator of lowering sentiment is the way they get the .01% better than their competitors that they need to be. Since there is no conversion cost at a next purchase, they've won market for the next quarter. If I help one improve, I force the others to worry just a tiny bit more too. For Apple, they have their own thing. If enough people complain about their resource allocation then it can fluctuate between a 10% worse deal or a 10% better deal in the measure of a particular demographic, depending on their price sensitivity, compatibility needs, etc. But if I am in a demographic where they are never going to get past break even against a market at another local maxima, then it is in my best interest to say nothing so the fight at the other local maxima gets as intense as possible and I don't get forced to buy/use the unwanted products, develop for them or test compatibility as often.