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Economics 101: If you know that there is a limit to the number of customers you can support, why not scale the price the price up as demand for your product increases to curb that demand? You get to ensure that those who value the product the most get it. It seems like an interesting model to try in such circumstances.

I zipped over to the page, and Falcon Pro for Android is a buck, with the following message:

"And Please RELEASE your access token from the Twitter settings on the web if you're not using the app anymore."

Sorry, but if I bought it I own it. If this isn't a lesson on "Don't undervalue your product", I don't know what is.

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Does that mean we should all thank Twitter for creating this scarcity so we can charge more for our products?

No, that means that you should adapt your business model to market reality.

It's not ideal, but those are the rules of the game. Optimize with these constraints, don't hope that doing or charging what others do will work. It's pretty clear to me that this product is worth more than a buck, and I don't even know what it does.

There's nothing to feel sorry over in this case. These guys were blessed (non-denominationally, of course) with a product that people want, and aren't able to capture the value in it. That's what running a business is all about. The product is only one (albeit large) component.

And this isn't irreparable. If too many customers breaks you, you're in the wrong business.

A lot of times that will mean not surviving in this case. It's rare that people will pay much for an app. Most apps are free just so they can get more downloads as it is.

No.. that's an artificial scarcity for resources your business needs.. not a scarcity for a product people will want to pay for. So there's nothing to thank.

> Economics 101: If you know that there is a limit to the number of customers you can support, why not scale the price the price up as demand for your product increases to curb that demand?

So you can get press like this. Duh.

I'm torn - here's a situation in which I disagree with 50% and agree with 50%. Should I upvote? I know I shouldn't downvote but what's the protocol when a "vote" implies "a good contribution" yet you disagree that 50% of the post is such? Interesting...

Don't think too hard, it's just internet points. I upvote good comments, and only downvote trash. Having a different opinion shouldn't draw ire, lest we become Reddit.

upvote if you like it, downvote if you don't like it. simple?

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