The progress in #proprietary #software: Stage I: "Thank...

Stage I: "Thank you for purchasing our software. For this license, we guarantee you'll get free updates for life!"

Stage II: "We've noticed that you're running an outdated version of our software. Please purchase an upgrade in order to ensure that it continues working seamlessly."

Stage III: "We've moved our software to the #cloud now. For a small monthly fee, you will be able to use an up-to-date version of our software on any device! Furthermore, your files will be secure in the cloud and available from any place in the world!"

Stage IV: "We're sorry but due to increasing cloud hosting costs we have to increase our monthly fees. But don't worry, you can resign anytime and lose all your data!"

Stage V: "With regret we have to announce that the market has forced us to discontinue our services. However, don't worry — you can move your data to our new cloud service for free!"

In the meantime, #OpenSource software: "Sure, have it for free. No, no need to pay me. I may starve to death but don't worry, it's #FLOSS, so somebody else will take it over."

Like 1 3 Jul 2023 at 10:51 | Open on social.treehouse.systems

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@mgorny
I don't trust cloud, and best cloud is local storage.

My brother gave me old mac pro before he died (from 2012?) I transformed this PC as storage for my backups. This machine can have up to 6 disks.

3 Jul 2023 at 10:58 | Open on fosstodon.org

śmigoł 😼

@sourcerer @mgorny WD My Cloud is the worst of both worlds.
On one hand, you have to pay for a device.
On the other hand, you have to authenticate to it using a cloud service that can go down and it was down a few times, and consumers had no access to data

3 Jul 2023 at 11:04 | Open on rigcz.club

Dimitris A. Nakos

@mgorny This is actually pretty accurate

3 Jul 2023 at 11:11 | Open on mathstodon.xyz

Michał Górny

@nakdim, I know. Amazing what a short walk at the lakeside when it's not unbearably hot can give you.

3 Jul 2023 at 11:56 | Open on social.treehouse.systems

Jay Faulkner

@mgorny you forgot "we discontinued this feature and you can't install old versions but don't worry we also sell this other thing with those features in" 🥲

3 Jul 2023 at 12:24 | Open on mastodon.gamedev.place

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@mgorny

so somebody else will take it over.

🤣 🔫

3 Jul 2023 at 13:55 | Open on emacs.ch