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		caeril on Oct 13, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro Data point of one: Stripe got my business years ago because of the API (compared to the CyberSource merchant API at the time) and the competitive rates. The pretty UI on their site had precisely zero bearing on the decision.

cafed00d on Oct 13, 2020 [–]

Fair enough. I agree: Pretty UI doesn't _necessarily_ win all the $$$s

But I feel there's something to be said or appreciated about building or striving to build something beautiful despite that.

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