Comment on What launcher should I replace Nova with?

maturelemontree@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• pkjqpg1h@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  !enshittification@lemmy.world

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  • maturelemontree@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Joining that immediately

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• 27Purple@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  TL;DR: Sold off, dev team was (figuratively) slaughtered, OG dev is pretty much out of the picture, new owner is planning on injecting ads into the launcher and we basically know nothing else about the future of it. I.e they’re turning it into a cash grab.

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  • pkjqpg1h@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    also Nova Launcher rolls out stability fixes, confirms $4.99 annual subscription for new users

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  • maturelemontree@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That’s the whole reason I downloaded it was to get away from cash grab companies! Well I’m glad I found out, I’ll try Lawnchair now.

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  • mattyroses@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Is it ads for paid users as well?

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    • 27Purple@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      They’ve said they’re gonna honor existing paid users but there are no guarantees.

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• Grail@multiverse.soulism.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It’s got ads now

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