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The cost of software has been a matter of much debate since long before I was born (and I wasn't exactly born yesterday…). It was a bit of a scandal when softwa
by dspillett 2y ago
The cost of software has been a matter of much debate since long before I was born (and I wasn't exactly born yesterday…). It was a bit of a scandal when software first started costing more than the hardware it was to run on (due to rising complexity in the software requirements needing more human resource to satisfy, and reducing hardware costs from technology improvements/refinements).
People programming for fun has always skewed its worth in the eye of some, and we also get the old “doing it for the exposure” expectations that is endemic in all creative realms.
But something as simple as the minimal code needed for this particular feature, which is essentially a QoL UX feature, is something that I think should be standard if present, not an added extra charge on top of what is already being paid (this isn't a free service, payment is through letting them sell you to there stalky ad-tech partners). It definitely feels like very deliberate price gouging.