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> It makes sense for them to subsidise usage to capture market share in the short-term with the expectation that servicing their users will cost them less in th
by echelon 1y ago
> It makes sense for them to subsidise usage to capture market share in the short-term with the expectation that servicing their users will cost them less in the future.
Switching costs are zero and software folks are keen to try new things.
- pbhjpbhj 1y agoThe time it would take me to switch IDE and work process and learn the best prompting style and idiosyncrasies of a new model (and do some testing to build confidence) would be half a day, at very least. That makes the opportunity cost of switching significant. (I'm not really a coder/programmer/engineer).
- jama211 1y agoHalf a day is not much at all