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Re:Show HN: boringBar – a taskbar-style dock replacement for... by dangus on Sunday April 12, 2026 @10:18PM (#47746806)
They’re not insane.

It costs $99 a year just to be able to write Mac apps at all.

Any sort of buy-once app on macOS is unsustainable to the developer. They are paying Apple $99 a year forever.

If you want cheap/free apps get off of Apple’s ecosystem and switch to Linux.

Re:Show HN: boringBar – a taskbar-style dock replacement for... by zx8080 on Friday April 17, 2026 @03:45AM (#47803473)
> It costs $99 a year just to be able to write Mac apps at all.

$99 costs publishing apps for profit.

Anyone can compile and run for free.