Is anyone else in subscription overload these days? I no longer have a big monthly cable bill but now I have a bunch of small video streaming bills which all add up. I’m paying for Disney+, Paramount+, Amazon Prime, Netflix, and Apple TV+ (via Apple One bundle).
But as much as these video subscriptions cost, I can at least acknowledge that I’m getting value in return. Every service I subscribe to has shows that I love and compared to paying $12 per movie at the local theatre they are bargains.
But when it comes to value, I can’t say that I feel the same way about iOS app subscriptions as I do my video services. I refuse to purchase subscriptions for stuff like calendar or package delivery apps. What are these developers thinking? It’s so easy to just use the free calendar or package delivery services. I like the iOS calendar. And it’s not that had to save bookmarks to your calendar for tracking packages. And now Yahoo is even providing free package delivery info as part of their e-mail service.
We as consumers need to band together and let these developers know that we are sick and tired of subscriptions. And it appears that the only way they’ll get that message is if we refuse to pay their fees. So if you have any iOS app subscriptions, make this your New Year’s Resolution, go and find free alternatives and CANCEL THAT SUBSCRIPTION.
Of course, the developer shills in the tech media world have proven to be anti-consumer for years now when it comes to developer issues. That’s because they live in an incestuous journalistic world where the line between journalist and developer is often blurred. They caterwaul about how these developers need money to eat and work on their craft.
Well, it’s not my responsibility to subsidize the lifestyle of a bunch of socialist snowflakes. It’s their responsibility to get off the couch and build something of value which will make me throw money at them.
I hate subscriptions but I’m okay with micro-transactions. I’ll acknowledge that there may be a variable cost to the developer to meet your request for data in some apps. But I’d feel way better if the cost was tied to my usage than if it’s just $5 leaving my bank account every month for an app I haven’t used in weeks.
Perhaps developers need to get more creative about their revenue model. But of course, this would require more work on their part which they won’t like. To which I say, in the dog-eat-dog world of business the spoils go to those who work the hardest. If you don’t want to work hard, than owning a business may not be for you.
The thing that’s never talked about in the tech world is that the old method of working on the “next big revision” is that it keeps the business motivated. By that, I mean that the business has to work hard on adding value and improvements. They can’t just sit back and collect all those bank deposits every month for maintaining the status quo. It’s no wonder that developers hate the annual revision paradigm.
Subscriptions lead to mediocrity; big annual revisions lead to break-thru enhancements and better software.
But when it comes to value, I can’t say that I feel the same way about iOS app subscriptions as I do my video services. I refuse to purchase subscriptions for stuff like calendar or package delivery apps. What are these developers thinking? It’s so easy to just use the free calendar or package delivery services. I like the iOS calendar. And it’s not that had to save bookmarks to your calendar for tracking packages. And now Yahoo is even providing free package delivery info as part of their e-mail service.
We as consumers need to band together and let these developers know that we are sick and tired of subscriptions. And it appears that the only way they’ll get that message is if we refuse to pay their fees. So if you have any iOS app subscriptions, make this your New Year’s Resolution, go and find free alternatives and CANCEL THAT SUBSCRIPTION.
Of course, the developer shills in the tech media world have proven to be anti-consumer for years now when it comes to developer issues. That’s because they live in an incestuous journalistic world where the line between journalist and developer is often blurred. They caterwaul about how these developers need money to eat and work on their craft.
Well, it’s not my responsibility to subsidize the lifestyle of a bunch of socialist snowflakes. It’s their responsibility to get off the couch and build something of value which will make me throw money at them.
I hate subscriptions but I’m okay with micro-transactions. I’ll acknowledge that there may be a variable cost to the developer to meet your request for data in some apps. But I’d feel way better if the cost was tied to my usage than if it’s just $5 leaving my bank account every month for an app I haven’t used in weeks.
Perhaps developers need to get more creative about their revenue model. But of course, this would require more work on their part which they won’t like. To which I say, in the dog-eat-dog world of business the spoils go to those who work the hardest. If you don’t want to work hard, than owning a business may not be for you.
The thing that’s never talked about in the tech world is that the old method of working on the “next big revision” is that it keeps the business motivated. By that, I mean that the business has to work hard on adding value and improvements. They can’t just sit back and collect all those bank deposits every month for maintaining the status quo. It’s no wonder that developers hate the annual revision paradigm.
Subscriptions lead to mediocrity; big annual revisions lead to break-thru enhancements and better software.
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