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Re:Automattic open sources Simplenote by jmnicolas on Thursday August 11, 2016 @01:25PM (#12270084)
How are they supposed to make money if anybody can build the same back-end and steal their customers ?
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Re:Automattic open sources Simplenote by roundhill on Thursday August 11, 2016 @01:42PM (#12270254)
Simplenote is free, WordPress.com pays the bills :)
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Re:Automattic open sources Simplenote by _Codemonkeyism on Thursday August 11, 2016 @01:31PM (#12270138)
I was using SimpleNote for free, I wasn't aware of a paid plan and couldn't find one one the website.
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Re:Automattic open sources Simplenote by kwonye on Friday August 12, 2016 @12:49PM (#12277042)
No paid tier. Completely free
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Re:Automattic open sources Simplenote by benologist on Thursday August 11, 2016 @01:40PM (#12270226)
What if there's completely free and completely open source alternatives already?

"People will decide if they want to give Automattic money".

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