Comments on: Free doesn’t mean Fail

By: dave

dave — Tue, 27 May 2008 20:15:51 +0000

funny how get satisfaction’s page is totally crapped out. get 500 errors when i try to view it.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:36:55 +0000

I almost agree, except Twitter is completely free while your other exemples are ad supported. They don’t cost users anything but they do cost ad “noise” which Twitter doesn’t have.

Now wetter down time or ads is more annoying is another issue but to me a free and ad-free service gets more leeway with downtime than a free and ad supported site.

By: Carlos Ouro

Carlos Ouro — Fri, 23 May 2008 09:52:31 +0000

I think it depends on the user’s “need” of the product – like you said, i’d panic if gmail went down for an hour, but facebook could go down for a day and i’d just comeback later.

Still, it’s never good for the product’s credibility.

By: KhÃƒÂ¼rt Williams

KhÃƒÂ¼rt Williams — Wed, 21 May 2008 23:01:39 +0000

I agree. Google Calendar is free to use but has become an integral part of how I schedule my life.

By: Sorry Twitter But It’s You, Not Me. » Solo Technology

Sorry Twitter But It’s You, Not Me. » Solo Technology — Wed, 21 May 2008 03:56:04 +0000

[...] bunk on that. But, I’ll spare you my longwinded and rambling thoughts. Instead,just go read Free Doesn’t Mean Fail over at Webreakstuff. I think Fred sums it up quite nicely. For instance, here’s a key [...]

By: Alan Wilensky

Alan Wilensky — Wed, 21 May 2008 03:12:56 +0000

I agree, wholeheartedly. Slideshare hosts and embeds my presentations, and when the service is DNF, my placeholders bog down and do not load. this is not good for my image as a professional. Free – nothing is without cost, in trust, reputation, or money.

By: j4s0n

j4s0n — Wed, 21 May 2008 01:53:16 +0000

So does that mean we should blame ruby/rails instead? hehe =)

Hey you got me on this and i’m guilty of it.