Show HN: I made a Chrome extension that can automate any website

Re:Show HN: I made a Chrome extension that can automate any ... by csilverman on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @10:51PM (#29261806)

I was wondering that too. Paying for cloud usage is entirely reasonable, but there is no reason why there should be limits on what I do locally. Demanding a monthly subscription for local software is grubby—wouldn’t consider that.

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Re:Show HN: I made a Chrome extension that can automate any ... by dkthehuman on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @11:08PM (#29261885)

Hello, my fellow engineers. :)

The reason for having limitations for local automations is a business one, not a technical one. I like the idea of scaling the price based on how much value Browserflow provides (if it saves someone hours of work, paying less than 20 bucks should be a no-brainer) so that's why there are runtime limits by plan.

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Re:Show HN: I made a Chrome extension that can automate any ... by csilverman on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @11:19PM (#29261940)

I’d be happy to pay $19 once, just as I’ve purchased my other apps. I’d even pay twice that, and I would also consider it fair to charge for upgrades.

But I believe in paying for value, and the value of the software should be covered by a one-time payment, as is the case with purchasing any other product. Continuing to demand payment without providing additional value—a service, computing resources—is not reasonable or appropriate, and I can’t support that business model.

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Re:Show HN: I made a Chrome extension that can automate any ... by dkthehuman on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @11:32PM (#29261999)

That's totally fine. I chose this model so that I can create a sustainable income stream to continually support and improve Browserflow, but you don't have to agree.

FWIW, I did consider the one-time payment and upgrade model, but it's not possible for Chrome extensions because the distribution is controlled by Google and all users are automatically upgraded to the latest version.

Cheers!

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Re:Show HN: I made a Chrome extension that can automate any ... by AnonHP on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @11:28PM (#29261983)

Thanks a lot for the prompt reply and clarification. I agree with the sentiments in the other sibling comments. At this point, this tool is not for me.

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