Profit vs User-Centric Products

The cluster debates whether companies prioritize genuine user experience and product quality or focus on profits, advertisers, and business metrics, often invoking 'users are the product' and criticizing poor product decisions.

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rini17 Feb 7, 2021 View on HN

You seem to be pretty much indoctrinated that end consumer products are all that matters ;)

o_m Mar 8, 2024 View on HN

Better products doesn't always equal more profit, which is all a company cares about

coldpie Jul 11, 2019 View on HN

Behold the power of making a product for users instead of advertisers.

aspenmayer Jan 22, 2022 View on HN

Better still for the business to make a product that people use!

Iv Jan 20, 2020 View on HN

Well the user is the product. Considering it human would interfere with the bottom line.

irq-1 Sep 1, 2018 View on HN

Being "a user of your own product" is a cheap proxy for caring about quality.

crazypyro Aug 1, 2015 View on HN

You seem more interested in having ownership of the product and receiving credit/money than producing a quality product.

majewsky Mar 13, 2017 View on HN

Everybody's product brings value. But only some products bring value to the customers. ;)

falsedan May 23, 2018 View on HN

Don't blame the user for poor product decisions.

falsedan May 23, 2018 View on HN

Don't blame the user for poor product decisions.