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24 alternatives to Trade-Off: Why Some Things Catch On, and Others Don't
A fresh way to understand why we buy
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Trade-Off: Why Some Things Catch On, and Others Don't launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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