> Does all software have to be lowest common denominator? I'd like to believe that it's not, but my humble observation is that it ends up being so. A friend ju

> Does all software have to be lowest common denominator? I'd like to believe that it's not, but my humble observation is that it ends up being so. A friend just told me that it has to do with economies of scale. I never liked economics anyway. On a technical level, it has to do with complexity. By reducing it, you lose X% of your customers who depend on the flexibility and features but you serve way better to the remaining (100-X)% and end up with an increased market share as long as the increase in quality is meaningful and X < 20 or something.