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Sorry, but I found the parent's comment much more insightful, lucid and relevant to the point being discussed (why a large majority always seems to prefer free apps over paid ones) than yours.

And the utterly pointless ad hominem attack right at the beginning didn't help either.

You also seem to have mixed up "price" with "cost" at places. For instance I don't quite know what these lines mean:

> a choice between two costs in resources to a choice between a cost of resources and one of no resources (what do you mean by resources? Whose resources?)

> a marginal decrease in cost of $0.10 (the cost of the chocolate is borne by its manufacturer while a consumer pays the price)

I'm sure you have a valid counterpoint in there somewhere, but it's not clear what it is.




>App store users download many apps. Multiplying costs over many purchases, even small costs balloon while free is always free

I had not thought about this one. But it is correct and explains the resoning of consumers.


To me it's about the stress of decision-making. I like simply saying "hey, let me check out _____ type of app" then doing a search and downloading up to a half dozen different ones just to try out.

On the other hand if I had to pay a few bucks for an app I'd probably spend a while reading the descriptions, reviews, weighing options, etc. It would turn into work.


Sure, it's an explanation. But I find no evidence to believe that it is the only explanation. Or even that it is a better explanation than the parent's (that people behave irrationally when presented with anything "free").




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