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Almost all ‘lifetime subs’ are scams; a company has to be massive to support it and if it doesn’t work out for smaller companies, the consequences don’t matter
by anonzzzies 3y ago
Almost all ‘lifetime subs’ are scams; a company has to be massive to support it and if it doesn’t work out for smaller companies, the consequences don’t matter anyway.
- charles_f 3y agoI took a lifetime VPN sub. It always puzzled me why they'd do that, what with the operational cost. It lasted a bit over 10y, which is still a good deal, but not lifetime.
- devoutsalsa 3y agoOut of curiosity… does their ULA specify to whom/what “lifetime” refers?
- charles_f 3y agoI'm not sure, but they ended up closing shop.
- joshspankit 3y agoThe underlying answer is that the cost to provide service to an average VPN user is essentially zero
- coffeebeqn 3y agoIt is a lifetime sub! Lifetime of said company
- gochi 3y agoMost companies don't have to go bust to get around lifetime subs, just release a new separate app version or service.
- joekrill 3y agoIt doesn't actually have to be lifetime to be well worth it, though. For services with recurring fees there's obviously a break-even point that's simple to calculate. And often you can expect that recurring fee will increase at some point, so that break-even point will often come sooner than expected. I bought an Emby Premier subscription 8 years ago for $120. You can also pay yearly at $55 dollars. So even if it's not _actually_ a "lifetime" it's been well worth it and pays for itself in a little over two years.
- rakenodiax 3y agoWhat seems to happen is the company will offer a "new" product that differs enough to justify demanding a whole new subscription
- beezlewax 3y agoAnything I've paid lifetime subs for has later changed their terms and dropped out of the deal