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A 20$ 1 year licence for something that probably has a FOSS equivalent on Linux... However, considering Apple will never ever ever allow user replaceable stora

A 20$ 1 year licence for something that probably has a FOSS equivalent on Linux... However, considering Apple will never ever ever allow user replaceable storage on a laptop, this might be worth it.

ezfe 2y ago
The cost is because of the fact people won't use it regularly. The developer is offering life time unlocks, lower cost levels for shorter timeframes etc.
p_ing 2y ago
The developer does need to make up for the $100 yearly privilege of publishing the app to the App Store.
jeroenhd 2y ago
I have yet to see a GUI variant of deduplication software for Linux. There are plenty of command line tools, which probably can be ported to macOS, but there's no user friendly tool to just click through as far as I know. There's value in convenience. I wouldn't pay for a yearly license (that price seems more than fair for a "version lifetime" price to me?) but seeing as this tool will probably need constant maintenance as Apple tweaks and changes APFS over time, combined with the mandatory Apple taxes for publishing software like this, it's not too awful.
- 999900000999 2y ago
  50$ for a lifetime license. Which really means up until the dev gets bored, which can be as short as 18 months. I wouldn't mind something like this versioned to OS. 20$ for the current OS, and ten dollars for every significant update.
  - artimaeis 2y ago
    The Mac App Store (and all of Apple's App Stores) doesn't enable this sort of licensing. It's exactly the sort of thing that drives a lot of developers to independent distribution. That's why we see so many more subscription-based apps these days, application development is an ongoing process with ongoing costs, so it needs to have ongoing income. But the traditional buy-it-once app pricing doesn't enable that long-term development and support. The app store supports subscriptions though, so now we get way more subscription-based apps. I really think Siracusa came up with a clever pricing scheme here, given his want to use the app store for distribution.
    - 999900000999 2y ago
      Okay I stand corrected.
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A 20$ 1 year licence for something that probably has a FOSS equivalent on Linux... However, considering Apple will never ever ever allow user replaceable storage on a laptop, this might be worth it.

ezfe 2y ago

The cost is because of the fact people won't use it regularly. The developer is offering life time unlocks, lower cost levels for shorter timeframes etc.

p_ing 2y ago

The developer does need to make up for the $100 yearly privilege of publishing the app to the App Store.

jeroenhd 2y ago

I have yet to see a GUI variant of deduplication software for Linux. There are plenty of command line tools, which probably can be ported to macOS, but there's no user friendly tool to just click through as far as I know. There's value in convenience. I wouldn't pay for a yearly license (that price seems more than fair for a "version lifetime" price to me?) but seeing as this tool will probably need constant maintenance as Apple tweaks and changes APFS over time, combined with the mandatory Apple taxes for publishing software like this, it's not too awful.

999900000999 2y ago
50$ for a lifetime license. Which really means up until the dev gets bored, which can be as short as 18 months. I wouldn't mind something like this versioned to OS. 20$ for the current OS, and ten dollars for every significant update.
- artimaeis 2y ago
  The Mac App Store (and all of Apple's App Stores) doesn't enable this sort of licensing. It's exactly the sort of thing that drives a lot of developers to independent distribution. That's why we see so many more subscription-based apps these days, application development is an ongoing process with ongoing costs, so it needs to have ongoing income. But the traditional buy-it-once app pricing doesn't enable that long-term development and support. The app store supports subscriptions though, so now we get way more subscription-based apps. I really think Siracusa came up with a clever pricing scheme here, given his want to use the app store for distribution.
  - 999900000999 2y ago
    Okay I stand corrected.

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