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by bonney_io 744 days ago
> I really wish more companies would go back to the old-style model where users can buy the current version of a software tool but would need to pay a discounted price to upgrade to a newer version of that tool

We can thank Apple for this! They refused to adopt upgrade pricing on the App Store (which developers have been asking for since the App Store launched!) and instead introduced Subscriptions.

I like Apple, overall, but they absolutely decimated their software market by forcing apps to either be free with ads or paid subscriptions.