What are some subscription services done right? (lemmy.umucat.day)

submitted 4 days ago by xavier666@lemmy.umucat.day to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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This question just came to me while I was buying a subway pass. It's priced very well, provides a very good service, doesn't suffer from enshittification, and its price increases very rarely.

What are some other services which people don't mind subscribing to?

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[-] mrnobody@reddthat.com 4 points 4 days ago

This is a terrible idea!

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 2 points 4 days ago

It is the reason why Microsoft was able to gimp the Internet for so long with Internet Explorer. Companies couldn't make money off of the browser, so Microsoft made a browser that helped defend the Windows monopoly.

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