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I hate fees but you're right. In the past when a developer shipped software they could move on to other things, but these days there's always a new version to s

I hate fees but you're right. In the past when a developer shipped software they could move on to other things, but these days there's always a new version to ship with some sort of upgrade or patch. That said, some apps still don't need frequent updates, and those apps should be offered as a traditional purchase.

Cthulhu_ 5y ago
In which case you get what you pay for; there are plenty of apps like that that don't work anymore because they are one-off purchases and the author does not want to fix issues that make the app no longer work on newer versions of your OS of choice.
- davchana 5y ago
  True, people can sell software for one time purchase, for this(current) version of operating systems. Any new OS version comes, if software works, good for customer; if OS breaks things, then the developer can sell an upgrade, for that OS version. Edit: this will be difficult for server hosted apps. It will work only for apks, exe, or client sided installs.