Not hating on open source, just let people use what fits their expectations and needs and stop deterring them with gatekeeping :P
UX = user experience
this post was submitted on 03 Aug 2023
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Sync is a fine choice if you want to spend a ridiculous amount of money for an app that has 100 percent free alternatives, and also knowing that plenty of other third party Reddit app developers are working on Lemmy apps right now.
Absolutely nothing wrong with giving away a ton of money for no reason. Have fun!
Except Sync is way more polished than a lot of the others, has a developer I've trusted for years, has more features...
Also in what world do you live in where $17 a year is a lot of money, or $100 for lifetime? Is it the year 1899? We're over here complaining about Netflix closing in on $20 a month and you're complaining about $100 for a forever license?
No $17 a year isn't a lot. But it is a lot for something you can get for free.
hence why it's pretty great that there's a lifetime license....
For $20...?
For a lot of people $20 isn't a figure that they'd be spending on something that's having really good alternatives available for free.
Not saying that sync is bad or anything but the way you keep repeating how $20 or $90 for a lifetime licence is a steal sounds so patronizing to the people who can't afford it.
But for a lot of people this is the best alternative. As I mentioned in another comment, people will generally pay if it gives them a good experience. I used Jerboa up until now but it did not have an easy UX like Sync has had. So yes, functionally there are alternatives, but in terms of ease of use? Sync is the best I've seen.
Have you heard of Boost?
Or Voyager (this one's lemmy only)
To be honest yeah that's fair. No one is forcing you to get the license and from what I read in this comment section, the ads are minimal.
I only replied because your earlier comment sounded like you were patronizing someone for not being able to spend $20 on a lemmy app.
Weird it deleted the wrong comment. No not patronizing anyone who can't afford it, just calling out the people who want quality things for free, or really the ones here who are offended that someone has the gall to ask for a bit back in return for their work.
And no, the ads aren't bad, like one every 10 posts. Although I'm always going to be someone who'll just pay to get rid of them