Document Foundation starts charging €8.99 for 'free' LibreOffice

Re:Document Foundation starts charging €8.99 for 'free' Libr... by laundermaf on Tuesday September 20, 2022 @05:34AM (#32909593)

> getting an app onto the App Store requires non-trivial fees

That's a cop-out. I guarantee they already get at least $99/year via donations by macOS users. If they wanted to charge directly, $0.99 would easily cover those fees, assuming 130 people buy it per year.

The reality is that they want to get some money back, and that's ok. Using the Apple fees as an excuse isn't necessary.

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Re:Document Foundation starts charging €8.99 for 'free' Libr... by joelhaasnoot on Tuesday September 20, 2022 @05:44AM (#32909662)

I mean sort of, but you also have to deal with Apple's App Store rules and goons...

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Re:Document Foundation starts charging €8.99 for 'free' Libr... by forgotpwd16 on Tuesday September 20, 2022 @07:12AM (#32910214)

>I guarantee

Really? How?

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Re:Document Foundation starts charging €8.99 for 'free' Libr... by laundermaf on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @05:33AM (#32922619)

Just look at how much they’re taking in. The figures can be found online and are in the tens of thousands. I’d think at least 1% of those users are macOS users.

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Re:Document Foundation starts charging €8.99 for 'free' Libr... by nicce on Tuesday September 20, 2022 @08:41AM (#32910864)

You can’t publish app without paying that $99 yearly.

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