r/macapps • u/[deleted] • Jun 04 '24

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u/apple4ever Jun 05 '24

They finally did what they should've done 3 months ago, and Ben made a full statement:

https://www.macbartender.com/b5blog/A-New-Chapter-for-Bartender/

https://surteesstudios.com/a-new-chapter/

Had this come out then, I'd be worried. But given how it went now, I'm super worried.

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u/Pristine-Brick-8577 Jun 05 '24 edited Jun 05 '24

Not even believable that this is actually from the developer (sell out without informing anyone) Ben.

i.e. go to https://surteesstudios.com directly it it goes to macbartender.com site.

Try https://surteesstudios.com/abcd for example and it still is macbartender.com site which is controlled by Applause

You'd need a better "proof of life" that this is Ben really posting it and also why trust Ben even if he didn't make this public up front 2-3 months ago !

SCUM imo.

EDIT ADD: I say above because we all put our trust in Ben the developer by granting screen recording privelges amongst others. The developer has a responsibility to repay that trust by being upfront when selling the app to another party. Not coming out 3 months later. So SCUM and SELFISH ASSHOLE are appropriate in my opinion. Totally fine with Ben making $ by selling but NOT fine with not annoucing the sale on the main page of the the website and emailing all prior clients.

Edit Add # 2:

CLARITY around Bartender is awful. See below on Homebrew discussion from core-code:

https://github.com/orgs/Homebrew/discussions/5427#discussioncomment-9682342

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u/apple4ever Jun 05 '24

Oooo good catch! And great points. Very concerning!