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This page aims to provide an outline of what types of products to invest in, in hopes of avoiding the pains ~~potentially experienced by companies enacting~~ poor consumer behaviors. While the main goal of this wiki is to articulate all instances where this ~~doesn't happen~~, this page assists as an escape that may benefit you (the reader) and the overarching goal. The companies making anti-consumer decisions are primarily driven by the goal of capital and financial gain, so by re-allocating investments away from them to better options the incentive to enact ~~those negative policies~~ lessens.

This page aims to provide an outline of what types of products to invest in, in hopes of avoiding the potential pains caused due to poor consumer behaviors enacted by companies. While the main goal of this wiki is to articulate all instances where this happens, this page assists as an escape that may benefit you (the reader) and the overarching goal. The companies making anti-consumer decisions are primarily driven by the goal of capital and/or financial gain, so by re-allocating investments away from them to better options, the incentive for them to further enact such decisions lessens.

==Things to watch out for==

===One-time purchase vs. subscription plan===

Subscription plans are usually cost-efficient in the short term, benefiting consumers who are unsure on a product and want to try it out. Many services exist exclusively under a subscription model and operate sensibly. One-time purchases are typically designed to operate cleanly and effectively for an extended period of time.

Subscription plans are usually cost-efficient in the short term, benefiting consumers who are unsure on a product and want to try it out. Many modern services exist exclusively under a subscription model and operate sensibly. One-time purchases are typically designed to operate cleanly and effectively for an extended period of time.

====Considerations for subscription plans====

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===Offline product vs. online services for digital goods===

Services that run exclusively online innately have more control over how their product operates and are received. This control can lead to changes in the product that can ~~be improved~~, but can also introduce ~~incompatibilities~~. Digital goods that are completely operational offline allow the consumer to decide how long those goods will be used. As long as the downloaded product can be stored and correctly rendered, it has no expiration.

Services that run exclusively online innately allow the company to have more control over how their product operates and are received. This form of control can lead to changes in the product that can improve it, but can otherwise also introduce a myriad of issues such as incompatibility and the removal of functionality. Digital goods that are completely operational offline allow the consumer to decide how long those goods will be used. As long as the downloaded product can be stored and correctly rendered, it has no expiration.

====Considersations for online services====

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-This page aims to provide an outline of what types of products to invest in, in hopes of avoiding the pains potentially experienced by companies enacting poor consumer behaviors. While the main goal of this wiki is to articulate all instances where this doesn't happen, this page assists as an escape that may benefit you (the reader) and the overarching goal. The companies making anti-consumer decisions are primarily driven by the goal of capital and financial gain, so by re-allocating investments away from them to better options the incentive to enact those negative policies lessens.
+This page aims to provide an outline of what types of products to invest in, in hopes of avoiding the potential pains caused due to poor consumer behaviors enacted by companies. While the main goal of this wiki is to articulate all instances where this happens, this page assists as an escape that may benefit you (the reader) and the overarching goal. The companies making anti-consumer decisions are primarily driven by the goal of capital and/or financial gain, so by re-allocating investments away from them to better options, the incentive for them to further enact such decisions lessens.
 ==Things to watch out for==
 ===One-time purchase vs. subscription plan===
-Subscription plans are usually cost-efficient in the short term, benefiting consumers who are unsure on a product and want to try it out. Many services exist exclusively under a subscription model and operate sensibly. One-time purchases are typically designed to operate cleanly and effectively for an extended period of time.
+Subscription plans are usually cost-efficient in the short term, benefiting consumers who are unsure on a product and want to try it out. Many modern services exist exclusively under a subscription model and operate sensibly. One-time purchases are typically designed to operate cleanly and effectively for an extended period of time.
 ====Considerations for subscription plans====
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 ===Offline product vs. online services for digital goods===
-Services that run exclusively online innately have more control over how their product operates and are received. This control can lead to changes in the product that can be improved, but can also introduce incompatibilities. Digital goods that are completely operational offline allow the consumer to decide how long those goods will be used. As long as the downloaded product can be stored and correctly rendered, it has no expiration.
+Services that run exclusively online innately allow the company to have more control over how their product operates and are received. This form of control can lead to changes in the product that can improve it, but can otherwise also introduce a myriad of issues such as incompatibility and the removal of functionality. Digital goods that are completely operational offline allow the consumer to decide how long those goods will be used. As long as the downloaded product can be stored and correctly rendered, it has no expiration.
 ====Considersations for online services====