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Subscription Fatigue
Posted on 3/13/25 at 11:32 am
Posted on 3/13/25 at 11:32 am
It's all so tiresome. Why does it seem every app, service, software includes subscription base pay plans. Yes, I understand that it is more profitable to the service's shareholders. Nonetheless, subscriptions have turned once free or pay once things into things requiring years long payments. The smart TV remote app that was $2 yesterday is now $2.99/month or $22.99/ year. end rant.
What other things can you think of that make no sense being subscription based? (please leave wife/mothers/daughters out of this discussion)
What other things can you think of that make no sense being subscription based? (please leave wife/mothers/daughters out of this discussion)
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Posted on 3/13/25 at 11:33 am to tharre4
A lot of companies and people would rather have consistent returns than bigger one time payments. 2 dollars today is 99.999999% of the time better than 2 dollars next month.
Posted on 3/13/25 at 11:34 am to tharre4
$2.99/month just to HAVE an icloud email is some bs
Posted on 3/13/25 at 11:34 am to tharre4
quote:fool and his money
The smart TV remote app that was $2 yesterday is now $2.99/month or $22.99/ year.
Posted on 3/13/25 at 11:35 am to tharre4
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What other things can you think of that make no sense being subscription based? (please leave wife/mothers/daughters out of this discussion)
Majority of it doesn't make sense for the consumer.
The ones that really get my hackles up though are car-based subscription add-ons. That shite makes me see red.
This post was edited on 3/13/25 at 11:36 am
Posted on 3/13/25 at 11:37 am to tharre4
Man they should just combine all the channels and apps together and bundle it and charge monthly for it. They could call it some random name, like "cable."
Posted on 3/13/25 at 11:37 am to tharre4
You can't even buy software anymore
You are rented everything. It's like $100+ a year for a Photoshop license
shite even walmart has a sub system now
You are rented everything. It's like $100+ a year for a Photoshop license
shite even walmart has a sub system now
Posted on 3/13/25 at 11:39 am to tharre4
I don’t have Facebook but used to be able to at least check public pages for various groups or companies or marketplace. Now it blocks you out after a few seconds and asks you to sign in.
I’m not committing to the Facebook for that so slowly starting to feel out of local group/hobby activity postings. The user/password notepad file on my desktop is already too long to track anymore.
Who pays for a damn TV remote? I use the one that comes with the TV or Roku.
I’m not committing to the Facebook for that so slowly starting to feel out of local group/hobby activity postings. The user/password notepad file on my desktop is already too long to track anymore.
Who pays for a damn TV remote? I use the one that comes with the TV or Roku.
This post was edited on 3/13/25 at 11:42 am
Posted on 3/13/25 at 11:42 am to tharre4
Video games and music being subscriptions now piss me off.
I despise the cloud
I’m with the boomers on this one
I despise the cloud
I’m with the boomers on this one
This post was edited on 3/13/25 at 11:44 am
Posted on 3/13/25 at 11:46 am to BabyTac
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The user/password notepad file on my desktop is already too long to track anymore.
You've been too busy commuting to the office and canoodling at the coffee machine to learn how to use a password vault.
Most of the social media companies limit non authenticated access {to track you} because it's one of their ways to {track you} prevent bots from scraping their content as well as avoiding deep DDoS attacks {and to track you.}
Posted on 3/13/25 at 11:48 am to tharre4
quote:
Why does it seem every app, service, software includes subscription base pay plans
Because people are stupid enough to pay them.
I have 0 subscriptions, I refuse to keep paying and paying. If you want to sell it to me, fine. If you want to rent it to me, frick off.
Posted on 3/13/25 at 12:02 pm to Harry Boutte
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If you want to rent it to me,
When did you stop paying for the newspaper?
As much as I love being black and white, the calculus isn't hard. Some BS iPad game I want to play on flights that isn't available to straight out purchase? I'll buy one that's three years old.
$9 a year for weather data for my sprinkler controller, which will save me $125 a month between March and October (I'm not kidding,) is an easy math problem even an Alabama fan could figure out.
Posted on 3/13/25 at 12:16 pm to LemmyLives
for apps, blame apple. costs $99/year to keep your app on the app store
Posted on 3/13/25 at 12:18 pm to tharre4
My Eight Sleep autopilot app is like $15 / mo. It's a remote control app on my phone. LeSigh
This post was edited on 3/13/25 at 12:19 pm
Posted on 3/13/25 at 12:18 pm to tharre4
I pay $7000/per year in software subscriptions when I used to be able to just buy the software and "own" it. Awesome! I can't wait to retire from this dogchit.
Posted on 3/13/25 at 12:21 pm to BluegrassBelle
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The ones that really get my hackles up though are car-based subscription add-ons. That shite makes me see red.
Yes, it is frustrating that in 2014 when I bought my Tundra, the alexa app and weather map were "free for life." Well guess what? Two years ago the "updated the software" to where Alexa is no longer included. Last weekend coming back from a road trip, the weather map now requires me to sign up for an account. In other words, "pay up".
Posted on 3/13/25 at 12:24 pm to LemmyLives
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When did you stop paying for the newspaper?
I stopped delivery of the Advocate back in 1999. Stopped the digital subscription last year, it just wasn't worth it. That was the only subscription I had.
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sprinkler
Yeah, I don't do that either. But then, I live in south Louisiana. Not much need to water grass.
Posted on 3/13/25 at 12:26 pm to tharre4
the one that pisses me off the most is that alot of auto companies have now moved remote start, etc to an app on your phone and it requires and annual subscription. I paid for that function when I bought the damn car. My wifes Volvo was like 250 for the app subscription.
Posted on 3/13/25 at 12:26 pm to tharre4
Just don't subscribe.
I don't think I have one subscription except for a magazine subscription.
I don't think I have one subscription except for a magazine subscription.
Posted on 3/13/25 at 12:27 pm to tharre4
People own nothing and they love it.
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