aevaAug 14, 2024

#poll Have you ever paid for software when it was optional to do so?

EDIT: If you only occasionally pay for software when it is optional, please reply with what sorts of software you typically do and don't pay for.

yes, always
7.9%
yes, but only rarely
78%
no, but maybe some day
9.6%
no, lol
4.5%
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Show threadSteffo (moving)Aug 14, 2024
@aeva uhhh, more than rarely but less than always?
Show threadLuke (Shiv)Aug 14, 2024
@steffo @aeva Also in the "yes, sometimes" group. (But I voted "yes, rarely".)
Show threadaevaAug 14, 2024
@Shivaekul @steffo question for both of you: what makes you more or less likely to pay for software when it's not required?
Show threadClickyMcTicker
@aeva @Shivaekul @steffo
1. How useful the software is
2. How the developer asks (or doesn’t ask)
3. Whether the developer sells support to businesses
4. How transparent the developer is with finances
5. Whether they’ve been involved in a scandal
Aug 14, 2024 at 5:27pmWeb
Show threadClickyMcTickerAug 14, 2024

@aeva @Shivaekul @steffo
6. Whether licenses are perpetual or not

I’m not paying a subscription for mediocre closed source software that nags me to pay from a developer that charges businesses and abuses customers

I want to support developers that support me.