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>Merchants aren't the product Of course they are! Have you ever actually seen a credit card commercial? What do they talk about? The color of their cards?
by danssig 15y ago
>Merchants aren't the product
Of course they are! Have you ever actually seen a credit card commercial? What do they talk about? The color of their cards? How people feel when using them? No, the focus on what companies will accept them (e.g. "it's everywhere you want to be!").
This little rant you bring up every time someone points out the nature of for-free services is as off base as ever.
- nl 15y agoOf course they are! Have you ever actually seen a credit card commercial? What do they talk about? The color of their cards? How people feel when using them? No, the focus on what companies will accept them (e.g. "it's everywhere you want to be!"). Look again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OolP9gNLP6c http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OolP9gNLP6c Look how much business they are doing! How much quick to process it is compared to cash! You are right of course - most mass market ads focus on the consumers, not the merchants. BUT the merchants are customers too, and it is the consumers that credit cards attractive to merchants. Classic multi-sided market. This little rant you bring up every time someone points out the nature of for-free services is as off base as ever. I'm glad it is being noticed.