Folding Text 2.1 out -- now abandoned by Hog Bay

Posted by Paul Korm
Oct 13, 2015 at 07:29 PM

Folding Text always seemed like a one-man skunk works effort. I was shocked to see that there was an update in the App Store today—I had given up FT for dead years ago.

The blurb in the App Store mentions nothing about the support changes Steve reported—though the App Store isn’t the likely place to learn about that. It’s interesting that the App Store is still selling FT for $29.99. That’s a hefty price for software that’s officially on the edge of its demise.

I don’t feel bad about about a small team or one-man show giving up on their product, or making big promises then backing down from them. It’s got to be a long, tiresome slog supporting these apps after 3 or 5 or 10 years or more. So, if they want to go off and do something else, then do something else. I’m fickle about what software I use from year to year, so they can be fickle about what they make from year to year. It’s not like our safety relies on this stuff—it’s just software ;-)