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How do you know that the product meets the needs of users? From the usage? Did you hear about duopolies and walled gardens? Did you hear about banks forcing peo
by fsflover 8mo ago
How do you know that the product meets the needs of users? From the usage? Did you hear about duopolies and walled gardens? Did you hear about banks forcing people on the duopoly?
- charcircuit 8mo agoBecause if they didn't a competitor could get a foothold by solving those needs.
- fsflover 8mo agoNo, it couldn't, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vendor_lock-in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vendor_lock-in
- charcircuit 8mo agoLock in doesn't work if it doesn't solve a customers problem.
- fsflover 8mo agoFamously, GNU/Linux solves practically all problems of normies and yet it's usage is 5%. It's not easy for them to install a new OS, and you can't buy preinstalled GNU/Linux in a store.