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> attempting lock-in; adding half-assed features behind subscriptions gates; shoddy cloud services which will be abandoned in 18 months; dark patterns to trick
by jareklupinski 3y ago
> attempting lock-in; adding half-assed features behind subscriptions gates; shoddy cloud services which will be abandoned in 18 months; dark patterns to trick people further into their channels; difficult, delayed, or non-existent OS and security updates
The reason that this is the only way to create a viable business is because your competition will be doing it.
Unfortunately, non-technical customers will eventually fall into one of these traps as long as one of your competitors is doing it. Therefore, it is only a matter of time after one company deploys the regressive standard, before everyone else copies it (or goes out of business).
The phrase they like using is "leaving money on the table".... makes me think of tipping...
- sonofhans 3y ago> The reason that this is the only way to create a viable business is because your competition will be doing it. Only if you choose to play in that market. If your goal is to make thin margins on undifferentiated products, sure, lard up your cheap-ass product with a bunch of useless shit to capture the unwary. Better to play in another pool.
- jareklupinski 3y agois there a pool that can't be overrun by people trying to make a quick buck? it seems that in every market it's only a matter of time until the barrier to entry becomes low enough that people with scruples suddenly need not apply