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> When done right, Freemium [...] is also more enjoyable and a more fun experience for the user. I find it the contrary. It's a rare sight to find a modern non
by drdaeman 11y ago
> When done right, Freemium [...] is also more enjoyable and a more fun experience for the user.
I find it the contrary. It's a rare sight to find a modern non-indie mobile game that you can pay for and get a version that's completely free of advertisement, phoning-home analytics and other stuff I don't want, except for an actual game.
(Returning to article in question, Microsoft is actually the worst case imaginable. You don't pay to remove ads once, but subscribe for ad-free experience.)
- scrollaway 11y ago"Freemium" is usually means you pay for extra gameplay or cosmetic content (or in the case of non-games, extra features). "Pay to remove ads" is usually separate. I was specifically addressing the "freemium" part of the sentence "This freemium / ad-infused software trend is effectively extortion.".