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AwryGoofy · Guest

Just would like to express my sincere gratitude and opinion. ?

Thank you for making this for the community. You are a good person.

I'd like to convince you that you're wrong about providing Gixen for free. I think that almost nothing should be provided for free. And I think nonprofits are the worst idea there is. And countries like the US should eliminate the tax benefit received by nonprofits.

I'm as liberal as they come, and that's exactly why I believe we need to get rid of nonprofits. You are basically providing goods and services to others but you're not getting anything back. I believe that everyone in society should receive a fair share of what we do together. And by providing this program for free, you are allowing us to steal your program from you. Such a system is impossible to sustain. If you continue to provide free services and goods, how will you feed yourself? Why should I take $50 worth of services from you but provide nothing back in return? Is that fair? Is that right? Hell, no.

And we all know this. And this is exactly why we feel compelled to do things like give you money for coffee or something similar. We feel guilty.

This is also why freeware are such terrible programs. They usually start out great because the best types of people start them. But the idea of a nonprofit is just dumb. After a couple of years, even the best-intentioned of people will flail. But imagine if they were paid a little bit for their work to maintain the app/program. Behold the world we would see.

Right now, developers charge way too much for their programs but others like you charge way little. You should charge a little for people to get the main body of your program. Then you should charge something minimal for your work to improve the program. Say you charge $4 for people to use your program immediately for the first year. Then they have to pay $1/year or some other structure based on bids. I think you'll get paid a lot more and you'll end up with a vastly superior product since you'll be motivated to work on it.

Ok?that's my rant for the day.

AwryGoofy · Guest

Oh yeah, I forgot.

Programmers should always allow a trial period of 6-12 months for free or something very nominal. There are so many programs out there, there is no way to know if your program is better than others. By using your program, it's almost as if we users are putting in the work, testing to see if it's good.

This will allow you to also hook people into using your program as they get into a routine. It can take days or even weeks to become good at a program (aka muscle memory). So, once they get into a routine, they won't want to switch programs because of the pain in the butt learning curve.

And to get them more hooked, get them to pay for other little things that cost 10¢ each. They'll have to put in their credit card, which is the first huge battle. This is why games these days make billions via in game purchases rather than paying outright for the program. People have different needs and wants, and the size of their wallet differs. ?

Cupid · Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 8033 Location: Bristol, UK

I believe I first used Gixen in 2006, it's still here, I think most would consider that well established.

Mario has developed it all that time, I'd be surprised if anyone ever questioned his abilities in this field.

Signing up to a Mirror subscription does help to support the platform long term, especially if it's a recurring payment. It also provides users with access not only to unlimited snipes but also to many additional useful features.
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AwryGoofy · Guest

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AwryGoofy · Guest

Btw, the 4 limit might be too effective. It's really a pain in the butt, so people will immediately move to another software option. It's not merely a minor convenience.