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> Nobody has the deep pockets to be able to say "Lets build one of 
> everything and let the market decide." Even if you did, it would only be 
> confusing for the end user and they'd retreat to what they know in order 
> to achieve freedom from choice.

I learned a similar lesson from watching a relative "sell"
real estate.  She'd take the customer to a promising site,
but then she'd overwhelm them with all the options.

"You may need _____, which would imply a place with _____.
But if you have ______, you'd of course want to minimize _____.
(etc.) ...."

When she got done with her college-level lecture on
how to figure out what you need, they'd go buy from
who _tells_ them, "This is what you need.  Sign here."