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Re:The war to sell you a mattress by amelius on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @05:34AM (#15489665)
Your comparison is unfair, given that new web apps are being created/updated (but also abandoned) constantly, and this requires work. Mattresses have been invented long ago, and can be mostly produced by robots. Mattresses should be a commodity, and be priced accordingly.
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Re:The war to sell you a mattress by ajuc on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @08:16AM (#15490278)
Each new mattress has to be actually produced. It requires work funnily enough.

A web page only needs to be coded once.

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Re:The war to sell you a mattress by amelius on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @08:43AM (#15490416)
> Each new mattress has to be actually produced. It requires work funnily enough.

But that is work in the sense of energy, if robots are being used for production.

EDIT: Changed phrasing, to not distract from the actual argument.

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Re:The war to sell you a mattress by orcdork on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @08:47AM (#15490444)
If there is a comparison that is unfair, it's the one you just made between physical and mental work.
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Re:The war to sell you a mattress by amelius on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @08:57AM (#15490509)
The people benefiting from this scam are not the ones doing the actual physical work.
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Re:The war to sell you a mattress by s73ver_ on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @12:42PM (#15492412)
I could say the same thing about webapps and mental work.
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Re:The war to sell you a mattress by lithos on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @06:40AM (#15489907)
This is like the pot calling the kettle black.
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Re:The war to sell you a mattress by bryanrasmussen on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @08:55AM (#15490497)
I believe it is also like someone being snarky.
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