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Re:Why Shitty Products Survive and Thrive by davidw on Friday January 29, 2016 @01:13PM (#10997141)
Because 'economics'. Switching costs, network effects, etc...

Here's my favorite book on the subject: http://amzn.to/1JMtX0X

And yes, that's an affiliate link: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10982630

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switching_barriers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_effect

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Re:Why Shitty Products Survive and Thrive by aback on Friday January 29, 2016 @01:44PM (#10997424)
Also craigslist.org.

That site looks like 1995 called and wants its web page back. It's a triumph of non-engineering.

But that network effect. Man oh man.

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Re:Why Shitty Products Survive and Thrive by skyyler on Friday January 29, 2016 @01:59PM (#10997565)
What features would make craigslist better? I like it not in spite of its bareness but because of it.
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Re:Why Shitty Products Survive and Thrive by tmaly on Friday January 29, 2016 @02:08PM (#10997644)
I would add some minimal responsive css so its easier to click on the form elements on a mobile phone
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