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The reason subscriptions are not such a great idea
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Posted by Ruud Hein
Oct 28, 2019 at 09:47 AM
My first subscription software was when Evernote changed from it’s brilliant first iterations to its current “let me explain you why you don’t need this and why we’re not doing it” versions.
What sold me was that the application is local and remains functional without a subscription. The data is local and remains your own without a subscription.
TheBrain has an even better subscription model where you can stop your subscription at any time while the version of the software you have at that time remains yours, including all non-free features.
So for me it’s data first (I want to have it local), then availability of the application once I stop paying.
I don’t necessarily find the subscription model a bad one, especially for developers, but just as with news (1) software subscriptions don’t just compete with other software, it competes with *all* subscription services: newspapers, music, video, games, etc. There’s only so much “pocket money” I allot myself every month to pay subscriptions.
Posted by MadaboutDana
Oct 28, 2019 at 03:21 PM
I agree, ruudhein, the “you can have it as it was when you stopped paying your subscription” model is actually quite effective. Agenda (on macOS/iOS) uses a similar model.
But Adobe? Ahahahahahahaha!
Sorry, I’m clearly anticipating Halloween ;-)
Posted by Ken
Oct 29, 2019 at 03:37 PM
FYI: It appears that they are now able to restore subscriptions: https://theblog.adobe.com/adobe-continues-digital-media-access-in-venezuela/ .
—Ken
Posted by tightbeam
Oct 29, 2019 at 05:15 PM
It’s a great day to be a Venezuelan.
Ken wrote:
FYI: It appears that they are now able to restore subscriptions:
>https://theblog.adobe.com/adobe-continues-digital-media-access-in-venezuela/
>.
>
>—Ken