Jure RepinctoTechnology@lemmy.worldEnglish·6 days agocross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgWhy 'free' proprietary software will always end in tears(davelane.nz)external-linkarrow-up1177arrow-down15message-square26fedilink
arrow-up1172arrow-down1external-linkWhy 'free' proprietary software will always end in tears(davelane.nz)Jure RepinctoTechnology@lemmy.worldEnglish·6 days agocross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgmessage-square26fedilink
minus-squareddhEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down0·2 days agolinkfedilinkYep, one free and one paid app I have used for a while recently moved previously entitled functionality behind subscription paywalls. Serves me right. Will stick to libre apps from here and suffer that way instead.
minus-squareM600Englisharrow-up2arrow-down0·1 day agolinkfedilinkThe app was really good and I’d be willing to pay for it, but not a subscription just to use features that are already in the app. Additionally, it’s a scanner app, who scans enough to subscribe to a scanner app but doesn’t scan enough to not just buy a scanner?
Yep, one free and one paid app I have used for a while recently moved previously entitled functionality behind subscription paywalls. Serves me right. Will stick to libre apps from here and suffer that way instead.
The app was really good and I’d be willing to pay for it, but not a subscription just to use features that are already in the app.
Additionally, it’s a scanner app, who scans enough to subscribe to a scanner app but doesn’t scan enough to not just buy a scanner?