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title = "product vs profit"
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summary = "There will inevitably be a point where it is unprofitable to improve a product any further."
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date = "2017-12-22T12:06:00-00:00"
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source = "https://mastodon.social/@trwnh/99217860566004390"
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> maybe providing useful products turns a profit hmmm...
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Only to a certain extent. There will inevitably be a point where it is unprofitable to improve a product any further.
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i.e., if Apple's primary goal was to make useful products, it would make choices that result in a better product even if it was slightly more expensive. But their primary goal is profit, as it is for every corporation under capitalism. Making better stuff is unprofitable.
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