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So "Typefaces are incredibly important", just not important enough to pay for (or create yourself)???

• gkoberger 2y ago
  The OP didn't say they didn't want to pay, they're saying there's been a shift toward per-impression pricing which is often unsustainable for even the most lucrative apps.
  • bigiain 2y ago
    So, using the OP's own comparison, I should be able to pay a one off "saffron purchase", and then be able to use as much saffron as I want from the supermarket for every meal I ever make in the future? ;-)
    • gkoberger 2y ago
      No, because Saffron is a physical commodity with inherent production costs, supply chain logistics, and a finite supply. A better analogy would be that if you bought a saffron crocus, you shouldn't have to pay a monthly fee to harvest it.
      • tptacek 2y ago
        This doesn't mean anything. Things are not generally sold at their bill of materials cost. If you don't want to pay what Monotype is charging, don't use Monotype faces. It's exactly that simple. There a gajillion alternative faces, and a very large number of them are of high quality.
        • graemep 2y ago
          > Things are not generally sold at their bill of materials cost In a perfectly competitive market things are sold at cost of production + a small markup.
          • tptacek 2y ago
            Do you understand what a perfectly competitive market is? Typefaces structurally cannot be one.