Didn’t have to think twice to get Sync Ultra lifetime for the amazing value Sync has been in my life the past 10 years. Even paid for previous Sync for Reddit versions. Easy decision. Thanks LJ

Now B is a cause I can get behind…

Like @skye pointed out, I suspect it might indeed be based on region. I remember another thread where a user reported seeing Sync rated at 3 stars, whereas others reported 5 stars.

Top 6 app behind X (still can’t get used to that stupid name) and before Facebook lite… not bad

Would you pay a yearly fee to continue getting updates for your now no longer being updated but perfectly fine otherwise phone? I would.

Good question. At that point I’d explore replacing the OS altogether with GapheneOS or LineageOS.

When it comes to cars though, I don’t find FSD an appealing enough value to continue paying (or even begin to pay in the first place). But to your point, that doesn’t mean Tesla shouldn’t price it how they want and people to buy it if they wish.

I see where you’re coming from. And I also agree with the subscription heated seats.

I think we might actually be advocating for the same thing lol. I was making the argument that manufacturers should have a one-time price for things that are packaged along with the product (with the exception of features like FSD that requires a continuing service to operate and evolve), but jailbreaking static features like heated seats is fair game.

However, your post got me thinking… If it is reasonable for FSD to be a subscription model, how are FSD updates different than, let’s say, your phone having updates and security patches? We don’t currently pay for new versions of iOS or Android. Granted the complexity and stake of FSD is greater than a phone, it is similar fundamentally

I guess it’s a matter of perspective and subjective. I see it as paying back for a decade of practically free Sync experience for Reddit that I absolutely enjoyed, and as such I’m compensating the dev for that. Not saying others should apply the same logic (they shouldn’t). But it being a scummy practice is really up to what posting users interpret as value.

Your original reply stated that “including heated seats and making you pay once to access it is fair game” is what prompted my reply. Users shouldn’t be paying for it if it comes with the product, disabled or not.

I have no qualms about subscriptions for FSD due to continuing developments and improvements, and the fact that it requires a service running AI/ML models to operate. However the drastic subscription cost changes over 3 years raises an eyebrow. From $5000 in 2019 to $15000 in 2022 is quite a drastic change. They certainly have the right to price how they want, but definitely an insane pricing model.

If you pay to add a feature to a product that was previously not available, sure, that makes sense. But in this case, at the point of the transaction, and they hand over the keys, the ownership of the product is now 100% transferred to the customer. They should and can do whatever they want with their property. A manufacturer equipping a feature because it’s cheaper is frankly not the customer’s problem.

Imagine buying a house but you only get access to certain rooms. They set the price, the customer just pays for it. If they want to cover the cost of adding the heated seats feature, then add it to the starting price.

Same. The current price of Sync Ultra lifetime distributed over a decade of some of the best, consistent and polished experience I’ve seen in an app is gladly something I’d pay (and have already paid) just to support and thank lj

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.

And that’s a perfectly fine and respectable position to have. In the mean time, I’m gonna go find where I can enter my credit card

I might be wrong, but I remember reading somewhere in the play store that the rating is also based on a per geography and similar device types…

Where do I enter my credit card?

My first post back on Sync… I’ve never felt this type of euphoric sensation for an app before

Lemmy is following the same maturity curve as any social media platform. The early days of Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, or any platform you can think of had major growth and development early on, and were fine.

Delaying to avoid hypothetical misunderstanding will simply lead to missed opportunity to get users to the app, and delayed maturity of the app.

Let people join, make their decision to leave/stay. As the platform grows, users will as well.

I hope you realize that many innovations we use today on Earth is thanks to innovations created for space exploration. It’s unfortunate that many don’t seem think be able to see that.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_spinoff_technologies

That first one could also probably be spun into an nsync reference lol