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It's galling to see the app developer list "get rid of annoying ads" as a feature of the pro app. Is there a libre alternative?

• icebraining 8y ago
  Just seems honest to me. I would also prefer a libre alternative, but I could never find one. Some file managers have transfer, but none use Wifi direct or provide a simple way to connect, from what I've tried.
  • na85 8y ago
    >Just seems honest to me. It is honest, but the developer is the one who put the "annoying" ads in in the first place. That feels like a real slap in the face.
    • Buge 8y ago
      The developer put them in because the developer needs money to live. I don't think the economic reality of needing money to live is a slap in the face. One alternative would be to only have the pro version, not the free version. But that seems worse.
      • na85 8y ago
        Only having a paid version seems more honest to me. An adware version that purposely annoys your users seems like a fuck-you move.
        • Dylan16807 8y ago
          It's not doing anything to be annoying on purpose. It's just a fact of life that ads are annoying. If they could use non-annoying ads, I'm sure they would.