Damaged goods¶
Deneckere, R., & McAfee, R. P. (1996). Damaged goods.
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Mechanisms¶
- Feature Gating and Usage Limits
- A gate that withholds core usability — or a limit set so low the base product is unusable — turns a legitimate tier boundary into a hostage situation, the "damaged goods" pattern where a version is degraded on purpose to force payment.
This sourceIt is a legitimate versioning move when the degradation reflects a real cost or value difference, and an abusive one when the base is crippled purely to extract payment — which is exactly the line a feature gate can cross.
- A gate that withholds core usability — or a limit set so low the base product is unusable — turns a legitimate tier boundary into a hostage situation, the "damaged goods" pattern where a version is degraded on purpose to force payment.
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