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Maybe I'm misunderstanding your comment, but I wouldn't consider having an optional paid version of your free product to be sketchy practice? I use feedly and I
by roryisok 8y ago
Maybe I'm misunderstanding your comment, but I wouldn't consider having an optional paid version of your free product to be sketchy practice? I use feedly and I've never paid a penny. Sure, they've tried to upsell me a handful of times but that's hardly insidious. I mean I'm literally already using their product, what's wrong with offering me a pro account?
- Nullabillity 8y agoThat's not wrong in itself, but Feedly doesn't seem to even mention that there exists a pro version, or what it will cost.
- rhizome 8y agoNeither does inoreader.
- Nullabillity 8y agoTrue.
- roryisok 8y agodoes that matter? surely that's just poor marketing on their part. knowing a free service also had a paid option wouldn't put me off. in fact, it would be more likely to encourage me to use it, because if they're making money from pro users then 1) they're more likely to still be in business in five years time and 2) they're less likely to resort to advertising or selling my data.
- Nullabillity 8y agoIt's a bait-and-switch fraud.
- roryisok 8y agoOnly if they claim to offer a free service but then attempt to charge for it. Which they don't. Feedly is fully usable for free