It seems like the FOSS community is continuing to grow, and FOSS apps keep getting better (Immich reallh blew my mind recently), which is a big win 😎 but there are still many apps I use that I would kill for an open source alternative. I am curious what you guys think? Are there any apps you'd love alternatives for?

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[–] TCB13@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

But yeah, it’s priced just so that it makes sense to pay for it and not use it over not having it ready to go when you need it. On purpose. Which sucks.

Yes, marketing. Microsoft is good at it.

[–] MudMan@fedia.io 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I don't even know if I give them that. I guess pricing things just at the edge of you begrudgingly buying them instead of going elsewhere is "marketing" if you squint. I mean, by all accounts they're worse at branding than Apple and worse at PR than literally everybody else in their competing markets. After a certain critical mass it probably doesn't matter much, I suppose. At least not short term.

[–] TCB13@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Well by definition it's marketing. Communication, branding, PR are just some disciplines of Marketing, pricing definition is another and you can always be at the "edge of you begrudgingly buying them" then you're good, very good at it.