On: Is Google Analytics illegal in your country?

[franklampard]

Isn’t a legal product a better one than an illegal counterpart?

[kerng → franklampard]

Only if the user (in Google's case the product) would be the one liable.

[amelius → franklampard]

Nope. It's because the illegal product has lower cost (because complying to regulations costs money one way or the other).

[IanCal → amelius]

It may not be cheaper when you have to deal with the repercussions of breaking the law though.

[amelius → IanCal]

Those are usually just slaps on the wrist.

[whimsicalism → amelius]

Sure, if the products and companies are identical in every other fashion, which is never true in real life.

[amelius → whimsicalism]

Are you suggesting that legal products/services always win over illegal products in a capitalist market? Think again: Uber, AirBnb, etc.

[whimsicalism → amelius]

No, you are the one claiming that illegal products are always cheaper. I am saying it is murky.

[amelius → whimsicalism]

The question was about otherwise identical products.