Comment on Android app maker Simple Mobile Tools acquired by ZipoApps

southsamurai@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• danielfgom@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  He probably wasn’t making enough money to keep it going. Especially since few were donating I’m guessing. And even the tip amount was ltd then €1. That’s too low.

  This way he gets some money for all his hard work. But it’s crap for everyone else.

  I find his apps too simple and the dialer had a bug where if you get a call and accidently swipe away the notification, the phone would ring with no way to answer it.

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  • KrummsHairyBalls@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Welcome to the future of Lemmy. The amount of people I see here that complain about ads, but also refuse to open their wallet, is most.

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    • magikmw@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Hmm, I don’t see anyone campaigning for funds. Honestly I’d chip in to my instance, but I don’t know if they even have a paypal.

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      • pimento64@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Beehaw did, and they made enough money to keep the lights on and fund a project or two.

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  • southsamurai@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    The problem is that the dude started out claiming it was a project for his own satisfaction. Then he tried to monetize later, and now wants to cash out.

    Which is fine, that’s the way the world works. But the number of developers that make one claim or another and then change their tune later is absurd. It isn’t even about the money aspect, it’s that the dude switched gears rather than making a realistic plan from the beginning.

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