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People work hard to develop and maintain all of those applications, and other people find more utility in them compared to the free alternatives. What's the pro
by moolcool 4y ago
People work hard to develop and maintain all of those applications, and other people find more utility in them compared to the free alternatives. What's the problem?
- brushfoot 4y agoPeople can develop what they want and people can pay for what they want. I'm with you there. But the developers' hard work doesn't necessarily create value. I may work hard on composing a song, but that doesn't mean it's any good. To me, there are better alternatives than paying monthly for these kinds of services.
- moolcool 4y agoHasn't value been created by the fact someone got a service in exchange for money? Like I don't see how 1Password doesn't create value just because free spreadsheet tools exist. Similarly, with your example, if you compose a lousy song, but people enjoy it enough to spend money on it over the other songs on the market, you've created value.
- brushfoot 4y agoSure, enjoyment is valuable. And if someone enjoys my terrible song, that's their prerogative. The same for these services. I'm not trying to tell anyone they can't use them if they like them -- I'm just expressing disgust with their subscription pricing models, which I think are outrageous for what limited value they add compared to perpetually licensed software.