Re:Pay $1.9/month or $24/lifetime?
by m-zakarya on Friday April 28, 2023 @10:26AM
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What if they have a term in the purchase stating the user will be entitled to all the upcoming features as well with no extra cost?
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Re:Pay $1.9/month or $24/lifetime?
by josephcsible on Friday April 28, 2023 @10:42AM
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Didn't ManyCam <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35538192>, Filmora <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34199153> <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34177057>, and mIRC <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33864660> all have similar terms in the purchase, but then renege on it anyway?
Lawyers can always find a way out of it.
It's not a technical problem and it's not a contractual problem. It's a trust problem. Your business hasn't established a level of trust with your customers for them to believe you.
Until you have that trust, don't offer a "lifetime" anything.
I think that would be true for more expensive things or for B2E sales. At $24, I really don't care. If I get a year out of that it would be the same as paying the monthly fee. Of course others may feel differently.