> subscriptions better align the interests of the users and the developers of mobile and web applications and avoid many of the negative aspects of the free/ad

> subscriptions better align the interests of the users and the developers of mobile and web applications and avoid many of the negative aspects of the free/ad supported business model The most significant negative aspect that subscriptions avoid is ephemeral spambot accounts. If a user account costs money, there's way more disincentive for behavior that will get that account banned.