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The way you're framing it sounds like we don't have any alternatives to continuing down this road; from my perspective; this is the future we are creating by no

The way you're framing it sounds like we don't have any alternatives to continuing down this road; from my perspective; this is the future we are creating by not considering options. We didn't come up with these backward ideas, bullshit wears suits. We're the ones we've been waiting for; it's up to us to change this into something better, and that starts with considering options.

no_wizard 10y ago
What options? The idea of just 'selling great software' is old as hat. The new in-app purchases and subscription models, in terms of how software is sold and maintained, is certainly much newer. So called 'donation' or 'tip jar' type is pretty old too. Shareware was the original free trial. Then we just started calling it a free trial! Advertising is old as hat, been funding not just software, but many things, for a long time. I'm having a hard time thinking of the different ways you can actually sell your software to someone, and in an app store dominated economy, where its idea of how software is paid for really has a cascading (and I would argue detrimental) affect on how all software is sold/distributed/licensed/modeled. Am I missing something? I'm all for high ideas. I just don't see anything short of revolting against platforms that even come close to difference. I'm all about options. In fact, i'd love to hear some.
- codr4life 10y ago
  I don't have all the answers, that's not required for raising questions. What we're doing right now is leading us down the drain fast. Advertising is about creating problems, period; and if it's one thing we don't need right now, it's more problems. Further, the proven driver for true motivation and satisfaction is mastery; doing something well; we all know this deep inside, but the contrast is too much to deal with; still, that's exactly where we need to go.
  - skynode 10y ago
    A Procrustean-Bed situation right here; it can be hard to accept some (looming?) reality particularly when the consequences for your craft and pocket are very unpalatable. Well, we've been told that software is eating the world. We forgot that Silicon Valley and all it represents still draw their breath from the world that's getting eaten up. :)

no_wizard 10y ago

What options? The idea of just 'selling great software' is old as hat. The new in-app purchases and subscription models, in terms of how software is sold and maintained, is certainly much newer. So called 'donation' or 'tip jar' type is pretty old too. Shareware was the original free trial. Then we just started calling it a free trial! Advertising is old as hat, been funding not just software, but many things, for a long time. I'm having a hard time thinking of the different ways you can actually sell your software to someone, and in an app store dominated economy, where its idea of how software is paid for really has a cascading (and I would argue detrimental) affect on how all software is sold/distributed/licensed/modeled. Am I missing something? I'm all for high ideas. I just don't see anything short of revolting against platforms that even come close to difference. I'm all about options. In fact, i'd love to hear some.

codr4life 10y ago
I don't have all the answers, that's not required for raising questions. What we're doing right now is leading us down the drain fast. Advertising is about creating problems, period; and if it's one thing we don't need right now, it's more problems. Further, the proven driver for true motivation and satisfaction is mastery; doing something well; we all know this deep inside, but the contrast is too much to deal with; still, that's exactly where we need to go.
- skynode 10y ago
  A Procrustean-Bed situation right here; it can be hard to accept some (looming?) reality particularly when the consequences for your craft and pocket are very unpalatable. Well, we've been told that software is eating the world. We forgot that Silicon Valley and all it represents still draw their breath from the world that's getting eaten up. :)