Ulysses, infected by a trendy virus, changes to all-Subscription model

Posted by Paul Korm
Aug 10, 2017 at 08:40 PM

I agree.

Subscriptions are the model in areas where there is a large, expanding, and changing content. Think streaming services. Things that are “consumed”. Subscribing to software makes little sense.

FWIW—I pay a hefty fee annually for Tinderbox because Mark Bernstein is always fiddling and inventing new features that I find useful in my work. And after years of using his products and receiving personal attention whenever there’s a problem, I feel my loyalty and funds pay off. Borgs like the Ulysses or the Day One crews don’t do anything to engender loyalty.

Stephen Zeoli wrote:
Subscriptions can only work for some developers early on. Imagine if
>they all do it.
> >If all the important apps I use go to subscription models, it will cost
>me hundreds of dollars a year for those subscriptions. That is one of
>the reasons I will avoid subscriptions as best I can. (Sometimes they
>can not easily be avoided, as with Microsoft Office.)
> >Steve Z.
> >