Comment on Tool ideology

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:48:41 GMT

Software often has network effects — for instance in the exchange of good techniques (or, in an open-source world, patches!), compatibility of file formats, comfort sharing a work environment. And then there are the sunk costs of learning to use a specific piece of software and adapting your work habits to use it.

These suggest that users may have a good reason to deter their fellow users from switching away.

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