[pitched]

What do you think about slow rollouts for new features? Like, we think this new push notification system will be loved but let’s ship to only 1% of users in case there’s a horrible unforeseen consequence like occasional 10min delays? Dashboard goes upside down -> revert then work through logs to figure out what the hell went wrong.

[inetknght]

What do you think of things you purchased changing over time into something you didn't purchase?

[estomagordo]

That's literally any software subscription ever.

[inetknght]

So you're perfectly okay with repeatedly paying for a shit product, getting shat on by the company in the form of being tested for feedback, and "maybe" getting a better product in the future. Mind you, that "better" isn't necessarily better for you but more explicitly better for the company you're paying.

Sounds like someone who doesn't care about being a sheep. Or maybe someone whose salary depends on having sheep.

[estomagordo]

I am not getting shat on by them working to improve the product. Have you got a screw loose?

[nocman]

I think you are making far too wide-sweeping statements. I think most people here probably agree that if Anthropic drops Claude Code from the Pro plan after people have paid with the understanding that it is part of the package, that would be wrong, and they deserve to lose business over it. However, there are plenty of situations where A/B testing is entirely benign, and I would not have any problem with a company doing that testing without getting consent first. Every form of A/B testing is not done just for the gain of the company doing the testing.

[throw-the-towel]

Well, duh, that's precisely what's wrong with subscriptions.

[estomagordo]

That the product might improve?

[throw-the-towel]

In my experience, improvements are so rare compared to regressions, they might as well not exist.