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Default_Defect ,
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Don’t let anyone pressure you into trying (or not trying) different apps if you have one you like. Sync happens to be the one that resonated with me the most, but other people won’t feel the same.

Raverbunny ,
@Raverbunny@aussie.zone avatar

I installed both Sync and Infinity on the same day and I’ve mostly used Infinity since, I just don’t get the fuss about Sync, I think it’s only nostalgia from its Reddit users tbh (I used Boost for Reddit fwiw).

Thedogspaw ,
@Thedogspaw@midwest.social avatar

Don’t worry voyager I’ll never leave you and captain Janeway

norawibb ,
@norawibb@sh.itjust.works avatar

This discourse in these comments is stupid. People can complain about Sync if they have something to complain about. It’s a fucking forum. Personally I hate the idea of restricting features and using ads to get people to pay, especially when I have several FOSS apps that work perfectly for me, I don’t think Sync feels any more “slick”.

There, that’s my opinion. I don’t like Sync and I’m not attacking anyone for using it.

kogasa ,
@kogasa@programming.dev avatar

People can complain about Sync if they have something to complain about.

Okay. I have something to complain about, too. It’s people complaining too much about Sync.

Stumblinbear ,
@Stumblinbear@pawb.social avatar

They aren’t using ads to “get people to pay” they’re using ads to pay for people who don’t want to pay

norawibb ,
@norawibb@sh.itjust.works avatar

Yes, the ads make a little money. But it’s still a problem you create then sell the solution to. It’s at least half the reason to do ads.

Stumblinbear ,
@Stumblinbear@pawb.social avatar

Not really. The alternative is charging for the app in the first place, but if you do that your app fails. You include ads to help pay for development and ongoing expenses.

Offering a subscription to remove them for those that want to is secondary to that. Very few people actually subscribe to anything at all unless they absolutely have to. You’d be surprised to learn how few users actually pay to remove ads–like oftentimes less than one percent

norawibb ,
@norawibb@sh.itjust.works avatar

That’s not the only alternative.

Stumblinbear ,
@Stumblinbear@pawb.social avatar

Do bless me with your knowledge, then. Donations don’t work. You don’t want ads. You don’t want subscription fees. People hate paying for apps.

There is no other option other than working for free.

norawibb ,
@norawibb@sh.itjust.works avatar

Donations work. The dev clearly has many loyal fans willing to pay. Look at Jerboa/Lemmy’s donation pages. It’s good money.

Besides this I’m not even saying the dev shouldn’t do it. I’m just explaining that I don’t like it.

I gladly donate to FOSS software devs because the product never forces me to log in for a feature or get a key or see an ad. The app doesn’t get any of the bloat required to do that stuff either. I just don’t want to use Sync and it’s not because I’m cheap

Stumblinbear ,
@Stumblinbear@pawb.social avatar

It’s good money.

The Lemmy dev is making around 30k a year. Subtract taxes from that and he’s making maybe 25k (at best).

They’re very clearly extremely talented software engineers, and you’re telling me $12 an hour is “good money”? That’s not even above minimum wage in many US states! Do you have any idea how much software engineers make?

norawibb ,
@norawibb@sh.itjust.works avatar

Doesn’t have to be the only thing you do. Where do you think FOSS software comes from?

Stumblinbear ,
@Stumblinbear@pawb.social avatar

People working for free, very rarely company sponsorship, or businesses making open source software.

isVeryLoud ,

Shut up, don’t use it if you don’t want to.

Limeaide ,

Lmao wow so defensive. Haven’t seen this type of behaviour since I left reddit

isVeryLoud ,

Defensive? I’m literally asking people to not judge others. I don’t care about Sync and I don’t use it, I’m on Connect.

gunnm ,

What’s important is Lemmy getting adopted doesn’t matter what app people choose.

We have great apps with PWA as Voyager or old Reddit theme with MLMYM.

Never want to use a censored social agregator as Reddit.

SaladevX ,

Just an FYI for those who aren’t aware, a native Voyager app is available via TestFlight, and it’s very similar to Apollo.

testflight.apple.com/join/nWLw1MBM

CoLa666 ,

Seeing the Sync for lemmy pricing, I just sent 20 USD to the Lemmy/Jerboa devs for offering all this for free!

FuckSpez ,

I did the opposite. The moment I saw Sync for Lemmy available to download I installed it and immediately purchased Ultra because bless LJ for making the superior app. He deserves getting paid for his work. And it’s not like he requires you to pay for the app. It’s free for everyone, you just get some additional features if you are willing to pay and by doing that you also support the developer. So I decided to support him. I’ve been using Sync for Reddit before and I knew I needed this app for Lemmy. Now I feel home.

nexussapphire ,

Idk, half the apps look like they are just a fork of one app including sync. Why pay for an app that is mostly just a reskin of an open source project.

karbonkel ,

What? Lol. I’ve used Sync for almost 10 years now and have seen it evolve. How is it a fork of another app?

nexussapphire ,

It just looks like every other lemmy app. They all look the same with a few things changed and their talking points are so similar from app to app. It’s almost completely impossible to decifer the differences without trying them out. If it wasn’t a fork I wouldn’t know because they are so similar on the play store.

karbonkel ,

If anything, the Lemmy apps would look like Sync, because obviously Sync has existed way longer, even before Lemmy was even a thing. The more likely reason most of them look the same on Android, is because they’re following some (sometimes older) form of Material Design, the design standard for Android.

nexussapphire ,

It would be easier just to imagine a generic social media app than to copy sync. It would look similar too because sync is pretty generic in feature set, like all social media apps are in feature set. Besides I pay developers for making a good app not paying the developers to make it a good app.

Audbol ,

Imagine caring what app other people use.

chalupapocalypse ,

You’re not a real Linux user unless you bitch about other people’s software choices

snarf ,
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    crystal ,

    You can support FOSS devs, too.

    OldWoodFrame ,

    I’ve been happy with Liftoff.

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