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I am both happy and kind of annoyed by this announcement. As a backer, I felt that I "paid" for some extra licenses by backing this project based on the reward
by politician 13y ago
I am both happy and kind of annoyed by this announcement. As a backer, I felt that I "paid" for some extra licenses by backing this project based on the reward levels. I did get a T-shirt though.
Anyway, it's better for the community that it's free(ish) though I wish Kickstarter would exercise some control over its reward system, but lesson learned.
- notimetorelax 13y agoI always thought that kickstarter was a way to subsidize development and is in no way a form of investment.
- chii 13y agoand you're right. Kickstarter is not an investment platform. Which is why i don't ever contribute to a kickstarter, unless i know i m getting some return on investment back (either in the form of payment, or an appropriate amount of discount for the product). I wish there is a true crowd funding platform where you could "own" and partake in the profits generated from the funding.
- nickik 13y agoThats not gone happen because of goverment regulations.
- Derbasti 13y agoWhy are you annoyed? You now have all the licenses you'll ever need!
- noir_lord 13y ago....but so will the people who didn't pay. How can I be the elite when everyone gets a castle. (note: this is how is post appeared to me, I've no idea if it's accurate.)
- chii 13y agowell, isn't it annoying when you paid for "nothing"? i.e., you've subsidized a product that your competitor didn't (here, competitor is basically every other human being) have to, and yet both got the same benefit. Therefore, you've been "disadvantaged".
- noir_lord 13y agoNo. I pay taxes for services I will never use (therefore I paid for "nothing) (and often could not use e.g. I don't have children and don't plan to have any either but my taxes subsidise state education (which is fantastic)). I donate money to open source projects who release their projects and code to people who have never paid (which is a tiny fraction of what the people who write open source code and then give it away give). The buddhists (I'm an atheist but there is much to admire in some religions) have a concept called pāramitā "the perfection of giving" which (horribly and likely inaccurately described) is the idea of giving without attachment expecting no return. Also in this case the person who paid for X got X, that others also got X has no effect on the person who paid.
- Derbasti 13y agoI could not agree with you more.