Comment on As an OG Reddit Sync user of over 10 years, all this arguing really brings a tear to my eye. đĽ˛
whataboutshutup@discuss.online â¨1⊠â¨year⊠agoIt 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¨1⊠â¨year⊠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
whataboutshutup@discuss.online â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
Other free services becoming for-profits and add-infested? Sync can set a trend others may follow. As they are first to do so, Iâm surprised no one argues thst, as they may set up a degradation of every othersâ experience with this platform.
moriquende@lemmy.world â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
So is your argument that devs creating free apps are only doing so because they havenât realized they could be charging money for it? Because if so, you live in another world than the rest of us, friend.