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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish-1•1 month agoIt’s not unreasonable to start charging for an app like that if it is under active maintenance, that costs money for the company after all. But the lesson for the consumer is: Don’t buy tools that rely on apps or servers ran by someone else unless you want to eventually start paying rent…
minus-squareDominusOfMegadeuslinkEnglish7•1 month agoYou realize all these people bought the thing before the app and subscription existed, right?
It’s not unreasonable to start charging for an app like that if it is under active maintenance, that costs money for the company after all.
But the lesson for the consumer is: Don’t buy tools that rely on apps or servers ran by someone else unless you want to eventually start paying rent…
Something so simple shouldn’t require maintenance.
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You realize all these people bought the thing before the app and subscription existed, right?
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