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minus-squareconciselyverbose@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoThere are people who do; I’m not disputing that. But it’s a very small minority. You’re cutting out like 90+% of a potential demo audience by demanding cash on the barrel head up front. It’s objectively worse for the customer by a significant margin.
minus-squarejet@hackertalks.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoThat’s a good point. I agree with that. It adds friction. It’s the defacto demonstration of last resort, at that point somebody’s just using it to escape from a bad purchase.
There are people who do; I’m not disputing that.
But it’s a very small minority. You’re cutting out like 90+% of a potential demo audience by demanding cash on the barrel head up front. It’s objectively worse for the customer by a significant margin.
That’s a good point. I agree with that. It adds friction.
It’s the defacto demonstration of last resort, at that point somebody’s just using it to escape from a bad purchase.