Comment by cma

3 days ago

> Their costs are not magically lower when you use claude code vs when you use a third-party client.

If subsidizing that offering is a good hook to get higher paying API users on board, then some of that cost is a customer aquisition cost, whereas the cost to them of providing the API doesn't have the same proportion that they can justify as a customer acquisition cost.

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rglullis  3 days ago

I absolutely have zero concerns about their cost to acquire new customers. As a (former) customer, all I am concerned is the freedom to consume the service I am paying for however I see fit.

  • brookst  3 days ago

    Is there any service in the world that gives you complete freedom on how you consume it? I can’t think of one.

    Netflix: limits number of devices and stream quality and offline use.

    AWS: does not allow any number of applications (spamming, crypto mining, adult content)

    Airlines: do not allow smoking, boom boxes

    Is there any service that gives complete freedom?