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by JanNash 972 days ago
But do you think “work they did once” holds true for the majority of software that uses subscription based pricing? No updates, no migrations to new OSs, no bugfixing, no support, would you want that? Should people just write perfect software off the bat?
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Fnoord 971 days ago
I like the model in use by software such as Hopper (disassember with nice native UI) and Sublime Text. You buy a license for a major version and get updates for that for X years. You may use these versions forever. But a new major is gonna cost you.

I'd never buy subscriptionware for hobbyist or fun purposes. Or so I thought. Because I do pay for a WoW sub :/

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sneak 972 days ago
Most of the time, I don’t want the new version or features. If I didn’t think the current version were suitable for my needs, I wouldn’t buy it as-is.

You seem to be conflating future updates with the software as it stands today.

I am not buying support, I am not buying upgrades. I’m buying software once today (and even that is an exception, as the majority of my tools, including 100% of the most critical ones, are free software).

Additionally, I find proprietary software vendors who do open source cosplay (“open core” is something made by people who dgaf about software freedoms) to be generally disdainful. Open core is a slap in the face; nobody is forcing proprietary software vendors to be in denial about being proprietary software vendors.

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