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The $10/m right now seems on the high side. Even the copy suggests you're better off not getting this, waiting at least a year for the content to be posted "ev

The $10/m right now seems on the high side. Even the copy suggests you're better off not getting this, waiting at least a year for the content to be posted "every month," then subbing for a single month to read it all. Maybe the Wikipedia/donation model would have been a better play for MDN then this, particularly as freemium was originally about micro-transactions, not $2 more than the cost of Netflix's Basic tier. Now it falls into the uncanny valley of: Too "product" to be a donation, and not really enough of a product to be a real product.

jmchuster 5y ago
This really looks more like something to get companies to just shell out for. "Oh, you all already use MDN every day for your documentation? Sure, we'll pay for MDN Plus and get a nice bulk discount."
worble 5y ago
It seems to be an A/B test, it's $5/m on my side. Which seems fair to me, although I agree about the product angle; I don't care at all about extra content or features, I'd rather just pay to keep MDN going and have everything available to everyone.
- Someone1234 5y ago
  You're right, looks like an A/B test. You can see it here: https://developer.mozilla.org/api/v1/plus/landing-page/variant/ https://developer.mozilla.org/api/v1/plus/landing-page/varia... If you nuke the sessionid cookie and reload you'll either get "$5 a month or $50 a year" (variant 1) or "$10 a month or $100 a year" (variant 2).
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- gowld 5y ago
  Gross. Even Amazon got slapped down and stopped A/B testing prices.
moron4hire 5y ago
Where does it say $10/mo? I see $5/mo or $50/yr.
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- zymhan 5y ago
  I can't find any price or sign up for a waitlist or anything.
_Microft 5y ago
Delete the cookies for developer.mozilla.org (*) and refresh the page, with a bit of luck, you'll be in the $5 per month/$50 per year group ;) (*) Keep in mind that this might have unwanted side effects.
tootie 5y ago
I'm surprised by this model being so consumer focused. I think if they offered some kind of enterprise plan where my team could share and highlight critical sections, configure our official support matrix and such, I'd be willing to pony up a few hundred a year from my budget.
nly 5y ago
I think they're targeting this at the kind of people who are almost happy to donate money to MDN just to see it continue. The exclusive content just seems like a way of pushing would-be donors over the edge. It's sort of similar to LWN. The articles are top notch but available for free after a delay (likewise, anything truly useful on MDN+ will leak out on to other platforms). People who subscribe to LWN just want to support the efforts and make sure the content continues to flow, they're not really concerned with the exclusivity of getting it first.

jmchuster 5y ago

This really looks more like something to get companies to just shell out for. "Oh, you all already use MDN every day for your documentation? Sure, we'll pay for MDN Plus and get a nice bulk discount."

worble 5y ago

It seems to be an A/B test, it's $5/m on my side. Which seems fair to me, although I agree about the product angle; I don't care at all about extra content or features, I'd rather just pay to keep MDN going and have everything available to everyone.

Someone1234 5y ago
You're right, looks like an A/B test. You can see it here: https://developer.mozilla.org/api/v1/plus/landing-page/variant/ https://developer.mozilla.org/api/v1/plus/landing-page/varia... If you nuke the sessionid cookie and reload you'll either get "$5 a month or $50 a year" (variant 1) or "$10 a month or $100 a year" (variant 2).
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gowld 5y ago
Gross. Even Amazon got slapped down and stopped A/B testing prices.

moron4hire 5y ago

Where does it say $10/mo? I see $5/mo or $50/yr.

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zymhan 5y ago
I can't find any price or sign up for a waitlist or anything.

_Microft 5y ago

Delete the cookies for developer.mozilla.org (*) and refresh the page, with a bit of luck, you'll be in the $5 per month/$50 per year group ;) (*) Keep in mind that this might have unwanted side effects.

tootie 5y ago

I'm surprised by this model being so consumer focused. I think if they offered some kind of enterprise plan where my team could share and highlight critical sections, configure our official support matrix and such, I'd be willing to pony up a few hundred a year from my budget.

nly 5y ago

I think they're targeting this at the kind of people who are almost happy to donate money to MDN just to see it continue. The exclusive content just seems like a way of pushing would-be donors over the edge. It's sort of similar to LWN. The articles are top notch but available for free after a delay (likewise, anything truly useful on MDN+ will leak out on to other platforms). People who subscribe to LWN just want to support the efforts and make sure the content continues to flow, they're not really concerned with the exclusivity of getting it first.