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I agree with this sentiment completely. Too often people assume that buying a product is equivalent to making a charitable donation to the developer. I don't bu
by ruswick 13y ago
I agree with this sentiment completely. Too often people assume that buying a product is equivalent to making a charitable donation to the developer. I don't buy software to "support" the developer, I buy it because it will provide value to me. I don't care if the developer makes $10 or $10 million. The only things that pass my mind when buying software are the utility of the app to me and the cost relative to other apps. In the case of Reeder, the additional charge from paying for an upgrade is not worth it when the Feedly App is free.
Commerce is not charity. That does not change just because the developer is self-employed.
- micampe 13y agoI don't know, I understand your point but personally I do feel different about a small indipendent shop and a bigger company and I have different expectations from them. Smaller operations are always sustaining bigger risks and don't have as much wiggle room (and we know how high the risks are for apps these days). You may say that's because I'm a developer too (though not indipendent), but I feel the same way about other fields, I like to buy my clothes in small stores instead of malls or eat at a local restaurant instead of a chain. Usually my experience is better with smaller operations but in this specific case I think the Reeder author hasn't communicated very well and should have been more transparent from the beginning. Still, for the reasons above, I'm less likely to be really pissed at him than I would be to some large company that did the same.