blend27 - 9:28 pm on Sep 21, 2009 (gmt 0)

--- Because they are built by wrong people. ---

I agree with you 1000000%.

Here is the DudelyDude that got a great deal(Open Source) on e-com Package that was developed by a newbie (*H* developer wanna be a Designer) with no understanding what he/she is doing, due to a fact that "niche Cart/checkout" process needs to be a certain way, then it goes into Open Source and gets Adapted(copied) by a niche that has another DudelyDude Developer(s).

But it's not that way in a real life where 3 lines of code solves the issue.
As developers we need to know what the "SITE" will be all about.

And only then:
99.99%(Free or paid) of the carts out there are:
1. Dupe Content AWAL
2. NO SEO in mind, Just Functionality(generic)
3. Needs a team of Developers(Design, Usability, SEO) to fix the thing after Site Goes Up.

Basic Scenario:
1.Site Developed by local or outsourced XYZ.**(won’t go into details here) Ranking/Link Bidding in mind 4 Half Life(tm) site.
2.1. ZXY comes in 6 month later screaming obvious. After All that doing the same thing all over.
3.1. People Book mark the side in the process, then when the site 301'nd come to Dead links; thus goes the Biz;
Wasted Time by ABC Company.