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Insane? $20 to remove ads is insane? That's 2 Starbucks coffees
The Starbucks coffee price is also insane. $20 for two cups of coffee?
The inflation has made me stop drinking coffee from these chains. It's just a ridiculous price.
Please don't call those caffeinated milkshakes "coffee". Apart from that, I fully agree.
I dont buy Starbucks, and I won't buy a 20โฌ Ad-Removal. It is simply to much. 5 would be an instant buy, 10โฌ may have been ok.
I bought both pro and dev back on the day, and I expected a similar price.
Then don't? You can use the app for free, free as in a free beer
Two Starbucks coffees are 6 to ~12USD) where I live and I think regionalisation of pricing is the main issue people are raising, not that the app "should be free".
I see both sides. I think his point is that people can easily spend 20 dollars/euros/pounds a week in petty cash on coffee, snacks etc. If you'd half those costs for two weeks you have your sync money.
On the other hand 20 dollars is a steep price when it comes to mobile applications.
Maybe a breakdown of associated costs from LJ would help justify his current pricing. I'm assuming it's based on his experiences with Sync for Reddit.
I was a Sync ultra subscriber and I thought it was a bit steep but on the other hand I loved the app and wanted to support him as I understood that a one time cost of 5 dollars for Sync pro wasn't a realistic pricing model either.
At the end of the day if the Sync for Lemmy ad free cost is realistic for both his costs yet affordable for the average consumer then I don't mind if Ultra is a bit steeper.
The only problem with the prices is it's not yet targeted for regional value. In my country the cost to remove ads is a very fine dinner, not a couple of coffees.
Yeah, Lj said he's taking this week to regionalize pricing
You also need to be insane to pay $10 for a coffee.
There are a lot of insane people out there ๐คทโโ๏ธ
What kind of coffee are you drinking, damn. Besides the point as I can't afford Starbucks either.