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> Modularity is not a free lunch Hold on. This is true for excessive modularity. Yet, most of the time, lack of modularity (e.g. bundling) creates lock-in red
by goodpoint 5y ago
> Modularity is not a free lunch
Hold on. This is true for excessive modularity.
Yet, most of the time, lack of modularity (e.g. bundling) creates lock-in reducing customer's choice and ultimately increasing prices.
When PCs became standardized ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PC_compatible https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PC_compatible ) prices dropped incredibly.