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corroded@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I’ll pay for good software. Developers deserve a decent wage, too. I’ll pay a lot for really good software. I’ll buy new versions of the tools I use often.
What I will never ever do is subscribe to software, no matter how good it is. Software is not a service and should not ever be sold as such.
Lightor@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I think there are some reasonable SaaS models out there, but end user tools shouldn’t be one.
JuanPeece@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Yeah imo it definitely depends on what the tool is. If there’s a bunch of data processing/aggregation that’s being handled by said service, it makes sense that there would be a recurring cost. API licensing ain’t cheap. (However I’m super biased, as I write software for an app using a SaaS yearly subscription model)