Re:Tyranny of the Marginal User: why software gets worse, no...
by autoexec on Thursday September 14, 2023 @02:56PM
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I think paying for something does encourage users to be more invested in it, but paid software can neglect their power users too if they're comfortable being "good enough for most people"
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Re:Tyranny of the Marginal User: why software gets worse, no...
by sanderjd on Thursday September 14, 2023 @03:08PM
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Yeah I guess it's more of a continuum than a binary. But I do feel like there may be a discontinuity between free and cheap, where the business model totally changes in a way that (in my view) better aligns the incentives between the business and its customers.