[wmal]

Most people don’t operate this way. Choice is painful and induces anxiety. There’s a high chance of getting buyers remorse even if you chose the „objectively best” model.

A good salesperson will make sure the choice process is relatively quick and painless. You will feel good afterwards knowing that all the 125 aspects that differentiate this model from the other ones are not that important. The one you chose runs your favourite apps, integrates well with your car and your home entertainment system.

Understanding this and learning how to sell helps in life, incl. negotiating architectural changes with non technical decision makers.

[squarefoot]

> A good salesperson will make sure the choice process is relatively quick and painless.

The best salesperson isn't the one whose customers are leaving the shop smiling just like a TV advert where buying X or Y will solve every problem in life, but rather the one whose customers leave the shop angry after having purchased this or that product or service, because that is an indicator they were squeezed until just before the point they tell the seller to stick their product somewhere and leave for the competition. Not that I like it, but that is how I see it.

[binary132]

what makes you think that this is the best way to obtain loyal and more customers?

[konschubert]

This isn’t zero sum.

[pavlov]

I don’t understand why you’re downvoted. It’s absolutely true that most people don’t like making purchasing decisions by privately comparing spec dumps, even though many programmers enjoy that.

[jkestner]

You're telling me some people out there don't create spreadsheets and a scoring system to compare 10 different ceiling fans before purchase?

[actinium226]

OK but don't you hate it when you're trying to sign up for internet service and they're like "what sorts of things do you do on the computer?"

I know what I need just gimme the 100 MBPs plan!