Users Benchmark New Products Against Existing Habits, Not Ideal Solutions
Product adoption is hindered because users evaluate new tools against the inertia of current workflows rather than comparing to an ideal baseline. This creates an asymmetric adoption hurdle that goes beyond feature parity.
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