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This coming from a company whose primary product has a rent seeking subscription model, seems a bit like a case of the pot calling the kettle black. When Apple
by woadwarrior01 6y ago
This coming from a company whose primary product has a rent seeking subscription model, seems a bit like a case of the pot calling the kettle black. When Apple released Sidecar, it was a net positive for all the consumers who didn't want to pay a monthly subscription fee for a simple feature like using your iPad as a secondary display for their Mac.
There are a few holdouts from the days when you could pay for software up-front and then pay for major updates if you wished to. Products from Serif (makers of Affinity Photo) come to mind. I wish more software products went back to this simpler and IMHO, better revenue model.
- bonaldi 6y agoThe model you like also vanished because of Apple: first, they sold their own apps like Keynote for <$10, creating a really low price anchor, second – they don't support free trials, creating pressure for free versions of apps, and third and most importantly they don't support upgrade pricing, which pushes everyone to subscription pricing.