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>it’s just a pain in the butt masquerading as “choice”. It's not when they actually have to compete on price. Then you pick the one which offers you the lowest
by cycloptic 6y ago
>it’s just a pain in the butt masquerading as “choice”.
It's not when they actually have to compete on price. Then you pick the one which offers you the lowest price for what you're looking for.
- MR4D 6y agoSo when a friend of yours wants to message you and you don’t have the same app, what happens? Both apps are free. Now you have to download another App Store to download the messaging app. Price has no bearing here whatsoever.
- cycloptic 6y ago>So when a friend of yours wants to message you and you don’t have the same app, what happens? I tell the friend to call, text or email me. Price doesn't have any bearing because the market on messaging apps has bottomed out, in part due to Apple's app store policies.
- MR4D 6y agoI'm guessing you don't have friends spread out over several countries, where calling or texting is not a cheap (or even reliable) option. And nobody checks email frequently enough. But the point was a simple example. Clearly you seem to enjoy complexity more than me.