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Re:Ten years ago today, I had the idea for an app I thought ... by na85 on Sunday October 14, 2018 @11:39AM (#18213405)
It's galling to see the app developer list "get rid of annoying ads" as a feature of the pro app.

Is there a libre alternative?

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Re:Ten years ago today, I had the idea for an app I thought ... by icebraining on Sunday October 14, 2018 @01:26PM (#18213982)
Just seems honest to me.

I would also prefer a libre alternative, but I could never find one. Some file managers have transfer, but none use Wifi direct or provide a simple way to connect, from what I've tried.

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Re:Ten years ago today, I had the idea for an app I thought ... by na85 on Sunday October 14, 2018 @03:27PM (#18214678)
>Just seems honest to me.

It is honest, but the developer is the one who put the "annoying" ads in in the first place.

That feels like a real slap in the face.

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Re:Ten years ago today, I had the idea for an app I thought ... by Buge on Sunday October 14, 2018 @09:22PM (#18216744)
The developer put them in because the developer needs money to live. I don't think the economic reality of needing money to live is a slap in the face. One alternative would be to only have the pro version, not the free version. But that seems worse.
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Re:Ten years ago today, I had the idea for an app I thought ... by na85 on Monday October 15, 2018 @06:49AM (#18218719)
Only having a paid version seems more honest to me. An adware version that purposely annoys your users seems like a fuck-you move.
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Re:Ten years ago today, I had the idea for an app I thought ... by Dylan16807 on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @12:04AM (#18226394)
It's not doing anything to be annoying on purpose. It's just a fact of life that ads are annoying. If they could use non-annoying ads, I'm sure they would.
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