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Expensive luxury prices are fine for certain products but can be detrimental to social and communication tools. I can easily afford this product myself but I d
by windthrown 7y ago
Expensive luxury prices are fine for certain products but can be detrimental to social and communication tools.
I can easily afford this product myself but I don’t want to pay for a social network if a portion of my friends/contacts are priced out.
- JohnFen 7y agoYes, I can understand that. But Facebook's model, for instance, also prices people out. I am entirely unwilling to use Facebook because I consider it far too expensive. True, I'm paying with data rather than cash, but it's still paying. From my point of view, $12.99/mo is actually cheaper (assuming that paying that means I'm not going to be datamined).
- windthrown 7y agoBeing “priced out” because you personally value your data more than others is a valid viewpoint, but that’s not the same thing as being priced out because you don’t have money.
- JohnFen 7y agoThat seems like a difference in viewpoint. I can understand your stance, but I don't share it. To me, being "priced out" means that something costs more than you are willing and able to pay.
- windthrown 7y agoFair enough. I was just trying say that being unwilling to pay is very different than being unable to pay. Charging a high price for a luxury brand is a fine business model but I wouldn’t consider a product accessible to only some socioeconomic groups to a be a Facebook competitor (as indicated in the article).