Nothing comes for free
Sometimes, it’s best to defer certain development decisions to later (when we better know the structure/capabilities/user priorities). Other times, it’s better to resolve things right away.
One thing is for sure, and that is at some point, if there’s any decision that a typical Web company needs to make, we will need to make it too. We’re no different from anybody else. And if we haven’t put the thought into a certain part of our application, back-end, or front-end, it’s highly unlikely that ‘magically’ something will be correct or optimal, or even desirable. And this is also the case with company internal issues like workflow, QA, user testing, etc.
So hat’s off to all those great working Web services out there. We know how hard you worked to get things to an acceptable state for end-users. Nothing comes for free.