Meaning of roach motel | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A low-priced motel in a state of disrepair.
   derogatory
2. Something that is easy to enter, but is difficult or costly to leave.
3. A cockroach trap.

Examples

“8.3.1 The Importance of Easy Access: Avoid⟳ the “Roach Motel!” In Chapter 6, we discussed what a “roach motel” was. You can get⟳ data into a “roach motel”, but you can't easily get⟳ it out.”

“Don't hope⟳ for a better shake⟳ from Apple, either. Apple's longstanding love-affair with proprietary formats and lock-ins will very likely make⟳ the iPad every inch the roach motel that the Kindle is”

“The “Roach Motel” is a broad category of Dark Pattern that subsumes most types listed on this site. Put⟳ simply, a Roach Motel makes it very easy for a user to get⟳ into a certain situation, but then makes it hard for them to get⟳ out of it when they realize⟳ it is undesirable.”

“Ever signed up for something online and then found it very difficult to unsubscribe? Then you've been to a roach motel - one of many web design⟳ tricks employed by some firms to drum up more trade⟳.”

“CAVOLI: If you do not know⟳, 390 was a specific New York Stock⟳ Exchange⟳ rule⟳ that disallowed member organizations from trading off exchange⟳, as late as 2001. MAHONEY: In the beginning, the NYSE was truly the roach motel.”

“The research⟳ was conducted in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union, and the findings point⟳ to one conclusion: “Amazon Prime’s subscription model⟳ is a “roach motel,” where getting in is almost effortless, but escape⟳ is an ordeal.””

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