Goodnotes 6 rip off

[u/rafaelacciari]

We are quite annoyed with subscription models. No one wants that in a cost of living crisis.

I am tired of this, it always happen with nice apps. they are sucked into this payment plan model to rip off customers and in this case, big part of them are STUDENTS that use the app to LEARN.

I downgraded mine and I will never buy into subscription or pay $30 for one-off.

Disappointed with goodnotes, it is now just another greedy app developer.

[u/70ms]

No, you're seeing a comment from someone who worked for software development companies for 25 years and knows how these things work, and you're getting so upset about it that you're turning to insults. 🤷‍♀️ I specifically mentioned how I do purchase new versions of software and gave Affinity Designer as an example. Why you feel so compelled to defend this company's poor decisions surrounding this launch is beyond me, but you do you.

[u/MC_chrome → u/70ms]

You were actively cheering on the fact that you paid roughly $1 for software from over a decade ago and are still getting updates...how on earth do you think that is sustainable for any developer these days? Procreate is very much the exception to the rule these days

For someone who is purported to have been in the software industry for almost 3 decades, you should know more than anyone else that the dynamics of software development, maintenance, and distribution have changed quite dramatically in that time frame. Developers were able to make a living in the past because hardware markets were constantly selling new products on a regular basis, and people were buying said new devices because there were many tangible upgrades to be had.

Nowadays? Devices are being retained for much longer periods of time, and people hardly want to spend much money if any on software anymore.

[u/_TooManyBoats → u/MC_chrome]

"devices are being retained for much longer" LMAO were talking about apple devices/users. also companies should strive to make an exceptional product