[kepano]

Some software has ongoing costs, such as support, servers, bug fixes, etc. But even in the hypothetical case that a piece of indie software has no ongoing costs, it seems fair that the creator should be at least somewhat rewarded for the value the software creates, regardless of how many copies are sold. Without this incentive we are stuck in a world where the only reason to create independent software is for the pure love of the craft, which is noble but only magnifies the advantages big tech has over indies.