• Kinglink@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Unfortunately people like things for free, so “Free” means faster user acquisition.

    But what really sucks is now everything feels like it’s a microtransaction haven… It’s not just “subscriptions” but “Ad ons” and more.

    Paying for a program feels almost dead, paying for a service is on the way out, because you’re now paying to be on a ad supported service, and they’ll keep trying to push that as “how it should be”.

    There are 18 year olds who have never bought a piece of software before. And there’s probably plenty that have only purchased games. Push Xbox Game Pass more and we may even have people who never bought anything, because the modern world isn’t about you “Owning” anything, it’s about leasing, licensing, and reoccurring payments.