Subscription models for an app that’s not hosting anything is just the dev wanting a constant revenue stream, no matter how they try to word it. (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by spiritedpause@sh.itjust.works to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml

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Subscription models only make sense for an app/service that have recurring costs. In the case of Lemmy apps, the instances are the ones with recurring hosting costs, not the apps.

If an app doesn’t have recurring hosting costs, it only makes sense to have one up front payment and then maybe in app purchases to pay for new features going forward

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[-] ilickfrogs@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Yeah how dare them try to make a salary out of their labour. OUTRAGEOUS!

[-] flucksy_bango@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

The thing I really don't understand, and what is really starting to annoy me, is that you don't have to use it.

I used sync for years. I even bought the pro version to get rid of ads. When I saw the price for the new app I decided that I didn't want to pay that and moved the fuck on.

I understand why the price was what it was. This is how this person makes their living. I don't want to pay what they're charging and that's that. Complaining about it seems childish, and now I realize I'm complaining about people complaining.

All of this is nonsense.

this post was submitted on 03 Aug 2023

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