That's a good one, but I'm not sure if it captures the full extent of the idea; in this case, the negative externality is a 'feature' for the transacting party, whereas in general the phrase 'negative externality' simply implies some negative external consequence of the transaction was not duly considered during the transaction (at least as I understand it; am I wrong?).
What I have in mind is things like, e.g. youtube amping their ad ratio by 100% when they started offering paid subscriptions. Or Apple intentionally not fixing features that cripple using windows on their new Intel processor. Or IOS shaming android users in their messaging app instead of providing appropriate support. Or MS Word detecting files written in libreoffice as 'corrupt' and offering to fix them. Or matlab introducing syntactical changes that break octave. Or Android making you go through hoops to use software outside of the play store. etc.
In other words, if you're a company engaging in such a tactic, it's probably not that you haven't necessarily considered how a 'feature' might affect users of competing products; it's probably that you have considered it, and it's just that extra bit of friction to make them feel your own product is more streamlined and superior (for all the wrong reasons).
What I have in mind is things like, e.g. youtube amping their ad ratio by 100% when they started offering paid subscriptions. Or Apple intentionally not fixing features that cripple using windows on their new Intel processor. Or IOS shaming android users in their messaging app instead of providing appropriate support. Or MS Word detecting files written in libreoffice as 'corrupt' and offering to fix them. Or matlab introducing syntactical changes that break octave. Or Android making you go through hoops to use software outside of the play store. etc.
In other words, if you're a company engaging in such a tactic, it's probably not that you haven't necessarily considered how a 'feature' might affect users of competing products; it's probably that you have considered it, and it's just that extra bit of friction to make them feel your own product is more streamlined and superior (for all the wrong reasons).