I would much prefer this piece of shit die in obscurity, thanks

  • Telorand@reddthat.com
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    4 months ago

    Pretty sure that’s Google’s deal. I don’t think the dev gets to decide which ads they show you.

    ETA: Also, just buy the app. It’s a few dollars, it helps pay for the development, and you never have to see any ads.

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        4 months ago

        Non-Play Store Tablet. Bought the app, still get the ads… Pi hole for the win!

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      4 months ago

      Why the fuck do we buy apps when the mobile website should work the fucking same for free?

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        4 months ago

        The app offers different functionality and designs, which someone has to spend time making or maintaining

        Lemmy has a lot of different options for how you can access it between the different front ends, open / closed source, or free / paid. You’re encouraged to find the options that work best for you

        I like Boost, and I’m happy to do a one time payment for it

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        3 months ago

        It’s weird that you guys cannot seem to comprehend the idea of devs being paid for their work. Free stuff is great. I put my own shit online for free but you know something I don’t do? Maintain an app with 100k+ downloads. Maybe the guy deserves to make some money off his hard work…

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        3 months ago

        Those free Lemmy apps cost time and effort to create and maintain; if people want to give their stuff away for free, that’s their business. In any case, I tried those other apps, and I didn’t like them (likely because they’ve put hobbyist levels of effort into them rather than a paid-worker’s amount). And because they’re free, I would never dream of asking for more features (which is tantamount to saying, “Yo, dev. Give me more free shit!”).

        Besides, we’re talking about a few dollars to support a single dev. Not like Ruben has teams of people working for him in some faceless megacorp making billions of dollars.

        Boost has the features I like with the layout I like, and I paid a few dollars mainly as a tip to the dev, which just happens to come with the added benefit of no ads.

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        3 months ago

        Im sure for many it is to support a developer who remains dedicated and has built rapport with their users.

        It’s why I bought Sync Pro (twice), and Synfonium, despite there being plenty of FLOSS alternatives.