Comment on As an OG Reddit Sync user of over 10 years, all this arguing really brings a tear to my eye. đĽ˛
moriquende@lemmy.world â¨10⊠â¨months⊠agoThey bring something to the table: the app. Itâs a lot of work to build an app, and takes a lot of time and knowledge. Itâs perfectly okay to monetize your work. If you donât like it, why not build one yourself? The servers are there, and they are free. So is the documentation, and the protocols.
whataboutshutup@discuss.online â¨10⊠â¨months⊠ago
Their invasive tactics are concerning. If weâd eat that, other devs may follow. It may become the new reality.
Servers arenât free. Donating to your instance is better than paying forban add-free Sync experience. This way you also help other users by making downtime even less noticeable.
moriquende@lemmy.world â¨10⊠â¨months⊠ago
Nothing is free. If you value the app and donât like ads, pay for it. If not, use a free one or build one yourself. If you value the service a server is providing, pay for it. Why would you want to artificially restrict our possibilities? itâs not like we can only choose one or the other.
PopOfAfrica@lemmy.one â¨10⊠â¨months⊠ago
The problem isnt that its paid, itâs that they use google AdSense.
I do not trust a Dev willing to send my data through Google servers.
moriquende@lemmy.world â¨10⊠â¨months⊠ago
So donât use it? Or pay for it and avoid the ads?
whataboutshutup@discuss.online â¨10⊠â¨months⊠ago
It may snowball into other apps wanting it too? The first to take this step out of blue is asking to face some resistance. Itâs natural. Iâm surprised no one else is against them.
moriquende@lemmy.world â¨10⊠â¨months⊠ago
So? Someone who canât afford to build an app for free wonât do it if there is no demand for it. People building free open source apps will still do it. I really donât get the problemâŚ