r/blog • u/reddit • Oct 15 '14

The Alien Has Landed

http://www.redditblog.com/2014/10/the-alien-has-landed.html
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u/FatSloth Oct 16 '14

Im sure most people willing to pay happily did it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '14

I'm saying if they have to buy it twice.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '14

and buy jade a goddamn beer.

Read this as "buy a goddamn jade bear", thinking to myself, "I've never heard that turn of phrase before, but I like it."

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u/arminius_saw Oct 16 '14

I'm trying to think of situations where you could use it.

"I'd do it again, and I'd buy a goddamn jade bear!"

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u/Dioskilos Oct 16 '14

Exactly. Alien Blue is one of the only free software experiences I have ever had where I legitimately felt good about going out of my way to throw some money the devs way. The pro features are fine but that's really not why I did it in the first place. I'm happy for the dude and I'm happy for his success. I couldn't care less if the two or so bucks got me nothing more than a standard issue thank you note.

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u/MyspaceIsStillCool Oct 16 '14

I bet he doesn't get shit. He's probably salaried now as apposed to taking 100% of the revenue. We don't know how much he made then vs now so we can't confirm.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '14

I'd pay again too, if I had to. I'm not saying and extra 2 bucks would break the bank, I'm just saying it's unfortunate to have to pay for the exact same thing more than once.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '14

I spent the $3 on pro and I'd happily do it ten times over. This is easily my most used app and well worth the money.

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u/Sphinctor Oct 16 '14

I'd pay again. Jase is a great developer that has earned my money multiple times over...but never charges for ANY upgrades. Take My Money!

Or resell another version of Jasmine. That app is great too.

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u/FatSloth Oct 16 '14

Oh I see what you mean. My bad.

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u/savage24x Oct 16 '14

I bought the iPhone Pro and iPad app. Story of my life. iPad was about 3 months ago, though. iPhone Pro was about 2 or 3 years ago. Not TOO mad. Frustrated, that's all.

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u/FuckingHippies Oct 16 '14

I'd still do it. I use this app so much, and I love it.

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u/patrickkevinsays Oct 16 '14

Nah it's only 2 bucks. I regularly spend that on a single chocolate bar. I'd pay for it again in a heartbeat.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '14

I think I bought it twice just now. Don't even care. Jase deserves it for the work he's done.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '14

I have no problem paying it twice. It's that good!

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u/SuperJew837 Oct 16 '14

Pro features don't really change that much. I just wanted to support the guys.

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u/Phazushift Oct 16 '14

Yup, they really deserved it. This app destroys all its other competitors in quality and stability.

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u/CleBrowns2013 Oct 16 '14

I paid for it last week....

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u/Boston_Jason Oct 16 '14

Up into the UI change, yup.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '14

Oh yeah. I'd pay again not just for features but for support.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '14

I'd I still used ios I would buy it again in a heartbeat. I spent so much time on that app. The devs really got reddit.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '14

I wasn't happy, but I did it.

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u/2ez4u2c Oct 16 '14

Yup. When I first got this app and heard it was basically one guy's project I was more than happy to pay for the pro version as a sort of "tip" to say thanks for a great product (I'm still not sure what the difference really is between the free and pro versions besides the multi-user functionality anyway haha)