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Re:Docker 2.0 went from $11M to $135M in 2 years by unshavedyak on Friday January 13, 2023 @03:53PM (#34373738)
Agreed. The friction i have towards buying things i like is very low. As an Apple user i mistakenly convince myself that paying helps get better products[1], and so i don't mind buying products i like. However i have a ton of friction buying products when i don't know that they'll solve my problem. I judge them harshly on that first-buy.

[1]: A semi humorous jab at Apple.

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Re:Docker 2.0 went from $11M to $135M in 2 years by ghaff on Friday January 13, 2023 @04:29PM (#34374142)
And while easy to cancel subscriptions theoretically let you try and get out, the reality is often that something else comes up, maybe you'll try it next month, you're still not sure, you forget about it, and before you know it you've paid quite a bit.
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Re:Docker 2.0 went from $11M to $135M in 2 years by unshavedyak on Friday January 13, 2023 @05:51PM (#34375007)
Yea i don't like subscriptions either. For me though i look at it as a long term purchase and i don't like that.

I don't mind licenses like JetBrains though. Ie purchase a year of updates, but it'll keep working regardless. Subscribe to Own also seems decent.. not sure i've used one though.

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