This would be effective, if
1) All potential users were already users.
2) Users know all use cases, possibilities and technical solutions, and can reliably recommend the best one.
3) User base surveys weren't inherently skewed to the most-popular and/or most-active users.
4) Developers wouldn't be better off spending more time building.
5) Marketing never added value, increased sales, or made a market.
Giving the users what they want isn't a direct result of asking them what they want.
If I had given the people what they want it would have been more horse carriages
- Henry Ford
So many people ask for the solution they think they want, but can't actually define the problem they need solved. Because they also don't understand the technology, the solution they ask for is rarely the solution they need.
This is true with tech and true spiritually with our prayers.
