Annoyance Economy

noun

The situation in which companies intentionally make products or services inconvenient or frustrating for their customers to make more money or gather information about them.

Meanings

nounAnnoyance Economy (plural Annoyance Economies)

plural Annoyance Economies

  1. The situation in which companies intentionally make products or services inconvenient or frustrating for their customers to make more money or gather information about them.
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