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

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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!

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      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?

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        I was a redditor for 13 years. I bought the premium version of every app. Sync was never a standout for me.

        $17 a year isn’t a lot, but when you consider that EVERY company is trying to fleece us all the time by using subscription models where we used to just buy products … It adds up.

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            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.

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              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.

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                    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.

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      Free user here, so preaching to the wrong person here, honestly. Also nothing is forcing me to continue using this app, when a better competitor emerges, that’s user choice for you. If you are happy with the app you’re using, fine, but stop looking down on people if they find your favourite not satisfying.

      I personally support OSS devs (or even non OSS) with donations when I use their stuff extensively and find the “everything must be free”-mentality dishonest and a punch in the face of the people putting the work in.

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      You know I can’t afford fancy clothes. So I just wear cheaper brands. I don’t tell everyone wearing fancy clothes that there are cheaper brands available, I just let them be them and wear what they like. Maybe if I could afford it I would wear them too.

      Really struggling to see everybody’s problem in the thread. If you don’t want to pay for an app don’t. If you’re happy with a less polished app use that. Why is everyone so intent on controlling what others should and shouldn’t do when it has absolute zero bearing on them?

      I’m a Dev, I spend lots of my time in Linux, some might call me a power user I’ve been doing it for a lot of years, probably longer than most. Yet I use windows on my personal machine, I use windows because I like the polish, I spend all my time fucking around in Linux to get stuff working stuff that just works out the box in other os. I get why Linux is good I get why people like it, personally I like an easier life, I don’t want to spend 2 hours configuring some container to play a game or piece of software that would just work on windows. It’s part of what you pay for. The apps are much the same, I’ve tried many of the Lemmy apps since I moved here, some better than others all fairly decent but sync has a polish and presentation that is unmatched (in my personal opinion, your experience may be different) and I’m happy to compensate a developer for his time spent building the app, he gets to eat I get to mindlessly scroll it’s win win. Well it is until people start shitting their opinions all over the place.

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      Hard agree. $100 is a lot for a simple reddit app when there are multiple just as good alternatives available for free. It’s not a large amount but not a small amount either specially for people who are living in economically weaker countries.