4 ms·
> That makes no sense - you have it completely backwards. Their incentive to provide me with timely security updates is my continued subscription fees You pay
by vehementi 8y ago
> That makes no sense - you have it completely backwards. Their incentive to provide me with timely security updates is my continued subscription fees
You pay one subscription fee for both "I can use my app at all" and "security updates" together. Once there is enough inertia for you to not want to switch off, you'll probably keep paying (to use the app at all) even if they don't provide security updates.
If there were two fees - #1 a one time lifetime usage fee and #2 a security updates subscription fee then maybe that would make sense, but I don't think so otherwise
- chrischen 8y agoAgreed. This is the main distinction. If they are explicitly charging for security updates and being upfront that would be a completely different story. That being said, if they could do that then they can also charge for security updates piece-meal.