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This is a great movement, and I hope it gets some traction. A lot of damage has been caused by setting an expectation for software consumers that they should ne
by projectileboy 6y ago
This is a great movement, and I hope it gets some traction. A lot of damage has been caused by setting an expectation for software consumers that they should never have to pay for anything.
- CodeWriter23 6y agoI agree, free has extremely devalued software. I think though, refactoring his idea, a “trial subscription” for whatever, 3, 6, 12 months at a sweet price with the option to continue at the regular price. I think author’s opinion about subscription fatigue is low-end market thinking or B2C. Most businesses actually making money are used to the subscription model now, Gsuite, Office 365, Adobe Creative Suite, NetSuite, etc. The trick there is to reduce the risk for them to try it on. Unless you want to pay an army of salespeople.
- ahepp 6y agoI think the "free" attention economy is what pushes software developer compensation so high. So maybe it's true that it's damaged the wholesome place the internet could have been, but I doubt it's damaged you or me as producers of software. Consider the wages paid to tradespeople who make useful, non hyperscale products. Or even the salary differential between fields of computer work (web vs embedded, for example).