[joshspankit]

> juicy, juicy subscription revenue

The irony is that as a user since at least version 3, I would have easily kept paying a yearly subscription fee just for the same local+sync they had before centralizing. It’s clear that most tech businesses need stable recurring revenue in order to keep doing their best work.

They could have probably done an Amanda Palmer-style patreon (donations fund the ability to make all work public) for individuals/families and a straightforward high-cost enterprise subscription and been just as big if not bigger.

[activescott]

Good point. I would have paid too had they just asked.