On: Ask HN: In the real world we pay for everything so why not software?

[jrowen]

It does matter though. It is definitely a factor. There are lots of other factors, and different types of businesses with different margins, but they are all definitely tracking and optimizing those figures.

Consumers know that software can be reproduced cheaply and carpentry cannot.

[zharknado → jrowen]

Agreed. Competitors will undercut a price that ignores the unit economics, because it’s super easy to do.