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Mark it as "pay once use forever" instead of the infinite cost sink of a subscription model.
by jimbokun 5y ago
Mark it as "pay once use forever" instead of the infinite cost sink of a subscription model.
- Buttons840 5y agoAnd more and more, "it will never change, no new features" can be a selling point.
- iso1631 5y agoChange the model to "pay the subscription fee otherwise we will alter it"
- andrewnc 5y agoAnd pray we don't alter [the deal] any further
- ativzzz 5y agoSure, unfortunately as a solo developer unless your app is a unicorn or you make several of these apps, pay once use forever doesn't pay your bills a year from now.
- jimbokun 5y ago> or you make several of these apps Yes, this. Investing all your energy into features none of your users want for an existing app is a waste of energy for you and an annoyance for the users. And maintaining the backend of a SaaS can mean more operations busywork for you, compared to a standalone application. Build something new people actually want.
- burntoutfire 5y agoI'm afraid desktop apps mean a lot of annoying bug/crash reports from users with idiosyncratic local configs (e.g. antivirus software, or they modified some windows registry key a long time ago, because a YouTube video told them to do so, and now don't even remember it etc.).