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I'm glad to see some people have the balls to actually charge for a service instead of peppering me with ads. You get what you pay for. If I were looking to use

I'm glad to see some people have the balls to actually charge for a service instead of peppering me with ads. You get what you pay for. If I were looking to use a service like this, I'd be much happier investing in my time in one I pay for rather than a free one.

alexchamberlain 15y ago
I agree with you about peppering me with ads, but subtle text ads promoting equipment sales would be more appropriate. Do Amazon still do affiliate links at 6% or something? You could easily beat $10 a month and I'd get it for free.
Karunamon 15y ago
>You get what you pay for. GMail cost me $0, and it's probably the best webmail service/interface out there right now. >If I were looking to use a service like this, I'd be much happier investing in my time in one I pay for rather than a free one. Why would the amount of cash you throw at something impact how you invest your time in it? I love Evernote, but me throwing a few bucks a year at it isn't going to change how I already use it.
- jbrennan 15y ago
  > GMail cost me $0, and it's probably the best webmail service/interface out there right now. Yes, you get a good product, but you also get ads. Your information isn't really entirely private. Some people are totally fine with that, and that's OK. But if you don't want a service to do that, usually that means you pay them money. Nothing is free. > Why would the amount of cash you throw at something impact how you invest your time in it? I love Evernote, but me throwing a few bucks a year at it isn't going to change how I already use it. I mean that in the sense in order to really use a product like this, I've got to spend time putting recipes into it. The very basic (and not perfect) theory is: if this site is making money from me directly, it's less likely to shut down or want to sell out. I take comfort in that but I know there are counter-examples.

alexchamberlain 15y ago

I agree with you about peppering me with ads, but subtle text ads promoting equipment sales would be more appropriate. Do Amazon still do affiliate links at 6% or something? You could easily beat $10 a month and I'd get it for free.

Karunamon 15y ago

>You get what you pay for. GMail cost me $0, and it's probably the best webmail service/interface out there right now. >If I were looking to use a service like this, I'd be much happier investing in my time in one I pay for rather than a free one. Why would the amount of cash you throw at something impact how you invest your time in it? I love Evernote, but me throwing a few bucks a year at it isn't going to change how I already use it.

jbrennan 15y ago
> GMail cost me $0, and it's probably the best webmail service/interface out there right now. Yes, you get a good product, but you also get ads. Your information isn't really entirely private. Some people are totally fine with that, and that's OK. But if you don't want a service to do that, usually that means you pay them money. Nothing is free. > Why would the amount of cash you throw at something impact how you invest your time in it? I love Evernote, but me throwing a few bucks a year at it isn't going to change how I already use it. I mean that in the sense in order to really use a product like this, I've got to spend time putting recipes into it. The very basic (and not perfect) theory is: if this site is making money from me directly, it's less likely to shut down or want to sell out. I take comfort in that but I know there are counter-examples.