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Why can't a good feature survive on the market?
by emptyparadise 6y ago
Why can't a good feature survive on the market?
- dharmab 6y agoOne reason is that there's friction with purchasing. If a company already buys Active Directory and O365, it's much easier to get OneDrive added on than it is to set up a new vendor like Dropbox.
- snarkypixel 6y agoBecause it can be copied and doesn't have a defendable business model. For most people, consolidating many services into one is just more convenient, even if it means using a "good-enough" version of that feature.
- onepointsixC 6y agoHow is that meaningfully different than a product which can be copied?
- alecbz 6y agoI think features are often products for other companies, not for end-users. E.g., digital displays are a "feature, not a product". End-users get value out of digital displays on their thermostats, microwaves, etc., but no end-user buys a digital display themselves, thermostat and microwave manufactures buy them. I think the problem with Dropbox is that it's become too easy for product companies to build data syncing themselves.