Samsy@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoIt's so nice to see them all growing, but this is just the truth, sorry.lemmy.mlimagemessage-square890fedilinkarrow-up12.46Karrow-down1755
arrow-up11.7Karrow-down1imageIt's so nice to see them all growing, but this is just the truth, sorry.lemmy.mlSamsy@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square890fedilink
minus-squareAdmiralRob@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down10·1 year agoI saw all the announcements for Sync, and remembered that Sync for Reddit was my main app a long time ago. Couldn’t recall why I switched to Infinity. Downloaded Sync for Lemmy today, scrolled past about 4 posts before a box showed up that said “sponsored content.” Now I remember why I switched.
minus-squarescarilog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down5·1 year agoYou want free and high quality. Generally not a sustainable business model for developers who have to eat.
minus-squarecrystal@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·edit-21 year agoI’d be willing to pay only if I wasn’t forced to give my data to Google (because of Google Play integration). I deem telemetry (and therefore any Google integration) unacceptable. Especially in a product I pay for. I want paid and high quality. Forced telemetry is not high quality.
minus-squareEmpricorn@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down3·edit-21 year agoWhy… would a developer make a zero-cost, ad-free, money-draining app? Sure, some hobbyists can and do afford to lose money doing that, but for the rest of them… they still have bills to pay, y’know? Everything has a cost…
I saw all the announcements for Sync, and remembered that Sync for Reddit was my main app a long time ago. Couldn’t recall why I switched to Infinity.
Downloaded Sync for Lemmy today, scrolled past about 4 posts before a box showed up that said “sponsored content.” Now I remember why I switched.
You want free and high quality. Generally not a sustainable business model for developers who have to eat.
I’d be willing to pay only if I wasn’t forced to give my data to Google (because of Google Play integration).
I deem telemetry (and therefore any Google integration) unacceptable. Especially in a product I pay for.
I want paid and high quality. Forced telemetry is not high quality.
Well, that’s because you shouldn’t.
Why… would a developer make a zero-cost, ad-free, money-draining app? Sure, some hobbyists can and do afford to lose money doing that, but for the rest of them… they still have bills to pay, y’know?
Everything has a cost…