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Re:Local-first software: You own your data, in spite of the ... by DataDaoDe on Saturday July 05, 2025 @01:45PM (#44474317)
Sure you could. I'm not, I don't think its in the spirit of local first. And I wouldn't pay money for that, but if you or someone else wants to build that kind of software - its a free world :)
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Re:Local-first software: You own your data, in spite of the ... by criddell on Saturday July 05, 2025 @02:47PM (#44474680)
It’s easy to say you wouldn’t do that, but if it gets to the point where you have an employee helping you out and in a downturn you have to choose between laying them off or pushing an ad to keep paying them one more quarter, you might reconsider.
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Re:Local-first software: You own your data, in spite of the ... by nofunsir on Saturday July 05, 2025 @03:51PM (#44475062)
No, ads aren't the solution for everything, and in my opinion anything.
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Re:Local-first software: You own your data, in spite of the ... by earthnail on Sunday July 06, 2025 @02:58AM (#44478458)
You will reconsider this argument when you start publishing your own ads to make people aware of your software.

there are different kinds of ads, but lets be clear that even a Show HN is a form of ad. Some forms of ads are just more appreciated than others.

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