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I want to coin it as “embrace, extend, extort.”

by codyogden 5y ago

cyral 5y ago
Very accurate for a lot of companies like this lately. Consider it coined.
- deleted 5y ago
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- pjmlp 5y ago
  Nah, newer generations rediscovering the concept of shareware and trial/demo versions.
  - kcb 5y ago
    Not really. Shareware, Trials, Demos all come with the expectation that if you want to utilize them fully you will eventually need to pay.
  - Rexxar 5y ago
    The (big) difference is honesty. You know you should pay at some point in future if you use shareware/trial/demo and find it useful.
benbristow 5y ago
Same with Telerik Fiddler recently. Good piece of software for debugging network requests on Windows. Was free for as long as I've known it existed. Telerik recently bought by 'Progress' (ironic), software re-written in Electron and now charges a subscription to use it. Glad HTTP Toolkit is now available free for 'hobbyist' tasks - https://httptoolkit.tech/ https://httptoolkit.tech/
- pimterry 5y ago
  I'm the author of HTTP Toolkit! Just ran into this by chance, glad you like it :-D I should mention here: not only is the core product all free, it's also completely open source, even including the paid bits (https://github.com/httptoolkit https://github.com/httptoolkit). And those Pro features are completely free for all contributors to the project. I've tried to set it up so I couldn't run off with it and force everybody to start paying even if I wanted to, but any suggestions for further improvements there very welcome.
  - stavros 5y ago
    I love you.
    - pimterry 5y ago
      Oh Stavros you flirt.
      - stavros 5y ago
        You know it bb :flutters eyelashes:
  - benbristow 5y ago
    What a coincidence. It's a really nice bit of software. Thanks for creating it! I was very, very impressed when I opened the Android mode and my Genymotion emulator just opened automatically with the VPN app and connected.
- radus 5y ago
  Wow great rec!
- canti 5y ago
  Thank you for the recommendation! I've been looking for a good Fiddler alternative, I'll have to check this out.
- sebazzz 5y ago
  There is still Fiddler Classic though.

I want to coin it as “embrace, extend, extort.”

cyral 5y ago

Very accurate for a lot of companies like this lately. Consider it coined.

deleted 5y ago
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pjmlp 5y ago
Nah, newer generations rediscovering the concept of shareware and trial/demo versions.
- kcb 5y ago
  Not really. Shareware, Trials, Demos all come with the expectation that if you want to utilize them fully you will eventually need to pay.
- Rexxar 5y ago
  The (big) difference is honesty. You know you should pay at some point in future if you use shareware/trial/demo and find it useful.

benbristow 5y ago

Same with Telerik Fiddler recently. Good piece of software for debugging network requests on Windows. Was free for as long as I've known it existed. Telerik recently bought by 'Progress' (ironic), software re-written in Electron and now charges a subscription to use it. Glad HTTP Toolkit is now available free for 'hobbyist' tasks - https://httptoolkit.tech/ https://httptoolkit.tech/

pimterry 5y ago
I'm the author of HTTP Toolkit! Just ran into this by chance, glad you like it :-D I should mention here: not only is the core product all free, it's also completely open source, even including the paid bits (https://github.com/httptoolkit https://github.com/httptoolkit). And those Pro features are completely free for all contributors to the project. I've tried to set it up so I couldn't run off with it and force everybody to start paying even if I wanted to, but any suggestions for further improvements there very welcome.
- stavros 5y ago
  I love you.
  - pimterry 5y ago
    Oh Stavros you flirt.
    - stavros 5y ago
      You know it bb :flutters eyelashes:
- benbristow 5y ago
  What a coincidence. It's a really nice bit of software. Thanks for creating it! I was very, very impressed when I opened the Android mode and my Genymotion emulator just opened automatically with the VPN app and connected.
radus 5y ago
Wow great rec!
canti 5y ago
Thank you for the recommendation! I've been looking for a good Fiddler alternative, I'll have to check this out.
sebazzz 5y ago
There is still Fiddler Classic though.