Tell HN: A Conversation Needs to Be Had over Subscription Software

Re:Tell HN: A Conversation Needs to Be Had over Subscription... by rodet on Friday January 21, 2022 @07:17AM (#30022391)

In the case of local software, I agree. But most users expect connected services nowadays, which mean recurring costs for the developers as well in many cases.

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Re:Tell HN: A Conversation Needs to Be Had over Subscription... by jtbayly on Friday January 21, 2022 @08:13AM (#30022996)

What do you mean by “connected services”? If that’s just a code word for cloud storage, then no, thank you. I’ve got cloud storage, and I don’t need yours. You’re just trying to justify charging me every month.

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Re:Tell HN: A Conversation Needs to Be Had over Subscription... by falcolas on Friday January 21, 2022 @09:34AM (#30023983)

Only if companies force their users onto “their cloud”. There are plenty of remote storage services; why can’t we use those?

The answer is that it makes it harder to justify perpetual revenue streams then.

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