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by irrational 1570 days ago
You do know that MDN is considered to be the official documentation of the web and is backed by Google, MicroSoft, Apple, etc? Why in the world would you think it is okay to pay for something that is less than pocket change to maintain for these multi billion dollar behemoths?
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aww_dang 1570 days ago
Documentation should be free if you want people to use your platform in a coherent way. MDN has always been refreshing and to the point as compared to other sites.
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micromacrofoot 1570 days ago
I don't really care about what Google, Microsoft, or Apple do, it's useful to me so I'm happy to pay a small recurring fee for it. I pay for things that provide value to me.
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irrational 1570 days ago
That’s like paying a subscription to BMW for the seat warmers in your car because they provide value to you.
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micromacrofoot 1570 days ago
I don't expect you to care, but wow I'm tired of car analogies. They're usually worse than simply talking about the subject at hand.

It's not at all like that. I pay a one-time fee to BMW to get a seat warmer feature, they're not constantly improving or updating them in my car. They're in my car and they're on or off. If they break and I value them, I pay to have them fixed.

MDN is updated often and I it makes my job easier. It makes constantly evolving spec much more digestible. I'd sorely miss it if it were gone tomorrow. It's a service, not a one-off feature.

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Tabular-Iceberg 1570 days ago
> It's not at all like that. I pay a one-time fee to BMW to get a seat warmer feature, they're not constantly improving or updating them in my car.

No, the idea was to have all the cars equipped with seat warmers, but the software in the car would only allow you to turn them on if you paid a subscription: https://www.businessinsider.com/bmw-subscription-model-for-f...

I haven't heard anything about it since, so I assume BMW eventually realized just how retarded the idea was.

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zeorin 1570 days ago
Don't give them any ideas
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asiachick 1570 days ago
It is? Since went? It used to be edited by volunteers who often made mistakes and or gave bad info.
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irrational 1570 days ago
Since 2017. Just search “mdn google Microsoft” and you will find lots of links to the press release.
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