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		Placebo Effects of Marketing Actions: Consumers May Get What They Pay For [pdf] (web.mit.edu)
		7 points by sgrove on Sept 2, 2009 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

radu_floricica on Sept 2, 2009 [–]

That's bad news for those of us who are pure technical people. At the very least is suggests an app needs heavy investments in the design. At its worst, in marketing.

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