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is youll own nothing a fair criticism of modern software?

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Accepted solution by Leon Kaur — been there man antivirus is a good example of a subscription many home users can drop 👍 the built in protection in modern Windows is…
  1. Jade P.
    @pixel_forge

    ok weird one debate prompt: subscriptions are fairer than one-time purchases because software needs constant updates and security fixes. I half believe it, then my note-taking app raised its price again and I started looking for open source alternatives... which apps do you happily pay for monthly, and which ones did you replace?? im not against paying developers. I just wanna understand which models are fair and which ones are just squeezing loyal users.

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  2. Tess
    @tess_signal

    Is your the vendor scan app storing data you'd need to move somewhere else first?

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  4. Sana
    @rustysprite

    yeahhh some subscriptions are genuienly fair: anything that runs servers for you, like cloud storage, sync, or a password manager with cross device sync, has ongoing costs. paying for those is reasonable. hope that helps :)

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  5. Leon Kaur
    @silicon_trace
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    been there man antivirus is a good example of a subscription many home users can drop 👍 the built-in protection in modern Windows is solid for most people, combined with sensible habits and updates. hope that helps :)

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  6. Tess
    @tess_signal

    nah tbh i think teh subscription model is fine, the problem is pricing and bundling. If prices were fair and cancellation was easy, most people wouldn't mind.

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