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timjahn on Jan 4, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ifttt raises $1.5M Seed Round From Top Investors

There are plenty of examples (Apple being the first one that comes to mind) of companies who charge a ton (and make a ton of money) for a product that is available elsewhere for cheaper.

Price isn't always everything in the consumers mind.

toomuchtodo on Jan 4, 2012 [–]

What Apple charges for, and what developers/engineers will pay for, are drastically different.

How many people have downloaded Angry Birds vs how many people have paid for Tasker on the Android platform?

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