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Thibault Molleman🇧🇪 🌈🐝

@heleenkuiper @kepano well yeah... The sync and licenses are the business model.

Obsidian is profitable and is able to hire more people because they have real money

Omnivore had no business model

30 October at 11:11 | Wall-to-wall | Open on en.osm.town
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Heleen Kuiper
Thibault Molleman🇧🇪 🌈🐝

@heleenkuiper @kepano I just told you and Kepano also told you.

The users buy services from them.

They buy sync/publich services.
They buy Catalyst
They buy business licenses.

I don't know what more to tell you....

"Above all, Obsidian is 100% user-supported. There are no investors pushing us to compromise on these values."

Free for Personal Use and Commercial Use Options - Headline text: "Free for personal use" with a subtitle explaining "We don't charge based on features or usage. Only pay if you use Obsidian commercially." Personal use - Price: Free (forever). - Benefits: All app features, no account or sign-up required, access to themes, plugins, and API, community support. - Action button: "Download Obsidian" (in purple). Commercial use - Price: $50 USD per user, per year. - Benefits: Commercial use license, 14-day free trial, priority support. - Action button: "Buy license" (in purple). - Additional note: For bulk discounts or other inquiries, contact support@obsidian.md.
Add-ons - Headline text: "Add-ons" with an option to toggle between "Yearly billing" and "Monthly billing." Sync - Price: $4 USD per user, per month (billed annually). - Benefits: Sync notes across devices, end-to-end encryption, version history, priority email support. - Action buttons: "Sign up" (in purple) and "Learn more" (in gray). Publish - Price: $8 USD per site, per month (billed annually). - Benefits: Publish notes to the web, no technical knowledge required, graph view and outline, priority email support. - Action buttons: "Sign up" (in purple) and "Learn more" (in gray).
Early Access (Catalyst) - Headline text: "Early access" - Descriptive text: "Get beta versions of Obsidian, VIP badges, and help us remain 100% user-supported." - Plan name: "Catalyst" - Price: $25+ USD (one-time payment) - Benefits: Support development, early access to beta versions, special community badges, and access to the VIP channel. - Action buttons: "Support Obsidian" (in purple) and "Learn more" (in gray).
30 October at 17:43 | Open on en.osm.town
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