• sYnoxjj@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Storing data usage, personal ads, 21.99€ just to remove ads or a subscription model.

    I’m a dev myself and I get that everyone needs to be compensated, but right now I have only one thought:

    “You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain.”

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      1 year ago

      Been a long time supporter of sync. Honestly a bit sad to see there’s nothing for those that had pro/ultra before :/

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      1 year ago

      Yeah, just seeing that it will collect data about me for personalized ads was a turnoff. There are plenty of Lemmy clients without ads. I can’t imagine seeing ads while using Lemmy, either.

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      1 year ago

      Or you use discord and direct engagement with users to cultivate a fanclub around yourself, and set them lose to brigade everywhere and defend literally every single decision. Then they’ll cheer you as you become the villain

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      Sync Ultra and Adfree are two different things altogether.

      Ultra comes with adfree as a perk among with a ton of other stuff, but if all you care for is adfree, that’s $9.99 lifetime.

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      I’m not advocating for anyone to buy a price they’re not comfortable with, but personally I reasoned that, having used Sync for nearly 10 years, it would be like paying 10 bucks for each of those years for an app that I have used the most out of all the apps in my life

      Sync was a huge part of my life (will continue to be), and I am happy to compensate for that.