[Barrin92]

that's obviously a strawman. What's being critized is the heroin-dealer model of doing business, i.e. "the first dose is free" but you'll be locked in, which seems increasingly popular among a lot of services that try to compete with the big players.

[seattle_spring]

Wouldn't comparing paying a few dollars to leave a service forever to a "heroin dealer" be the strawman here?

[Barrin92]

no because the comparison is in the mechanism of luring in customers, not the substance or the price. We can go with any commodity you feel comfortable with if that improves the analogy for you