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Re:Local First, Forever by skydhash on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @08:07AM (#40787485)
Developers shooting themselves in the foot by providing applications for free or 4.99 usd for user growth. Now it feels more like B2B at scale than B2C.
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Re:Local First, Forever by jckahn on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @10:09AM (#40788861)
Thank you for articulating this so well. This is the core of why local-first applications can’t be effectively monetized. Users expect the best things for free or very cheap, and that’s mostly incompatible with the local-first concept.
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Re:Local First, Forever by wolpoli on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @01:58PM (#40791505)
It didn't help that Apple provided the $0.99 price point for iPhone applications when the expectation for programs before was at least $20.
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