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A wreck of a product is still better than being out of business by not being able to release fast enough. Unfortunately, the market in general does not reward s
by ako 7mo ago
A wreck of a product is still better than being out of business by not being able to release fast enough. Unfortunately, the market in general does not reward slow high quality.
- lstodd 7mo agoand_then("complain about enshittification") ookay..
- ako 7mo agoYes, market dynamics are a bit of a catch 22: customers looking for the best deal, companies looking to reduce costs to still make profit. Customers always looking for the newest features, companies releasing faster before the product is done.
- slopinthebag 7mo agoYou better not ever complain about software again given your view on the importance of quality.
- ako 7mo agoWho says that is my view of the importance of quality? My second sentence starts with "unfortunately"... I'm just recognizing that businesses have challenges to deal with besides quality. Being able to generate revenue is just as important as software quality. And seeing how easily consumers switch to a competing product if it has a few more features, you can't neglect time to market if you want to survive as a company. Many customers are pretty shallow: "meh, the new version looks just like to old one, nothing has changed" even if under the hood the product has significantly improved.