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Re:App will self destruct in 5 months:How Counterpath have s... by ProblemFactory on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @01:20PM (#15350035)
> Maybe this is a generational thing?

A factor of mobile and Mac app stores, where people have gotten used to buying an app for $1.99 with free upgrades for life perhaps?

Charging money for a "compatibility with latest OS" upgrade is entirely reasonable - it requires new work and testing from the developer. Not backporting compatibility to 3-year-old versions is equally reasonable.

It's still more generous than subscription models, as you keep the option of not upgrading any of your software (including OS) if you wish.

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Re:App will self destruct in 5 months:How Counterpath have s... by jorvi on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @04:24PM (#15351939)
You have your priorities backwards: OS compatibility updates should be free, a smattering of new features is a reasonable reason for a paid upgrade. Otherwise you (the dev) are pretty much forcing people to upgrade.
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Re:App will self destruct in 5 months:How Counterpath have s... by nicky0 on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @05:02PM (#15352324)
As a Mac developer, I can tell you that supporting new OS versions is often a lot more work than adding new features.
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