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<blockquote data-quote="ForgottenSeer 58943" data-source="post: 838506"><p>This. Freeware is basically a dying breed. Especially considering the development resources required to maintain it in the face of rapidly changing and advancing technology. The average consumer really doesn't understand the cost to maintain software. It requires development tools, resources, testing, management, engineering.. It's all complex, expensive, and time consuming.</p><p></p><p>I've seen so many free products cease development in recent years, including many I had learned to depend on.</p><p></p><p>Even in IoT, free is going to kill you. People knock Gryphon for charging a yearly fee. But that yearly fee covers hardware warranty, support, updates, and the licensing of technologies that all make Gryphon happen. Without a yearly fee it wouldn't exist for very long.</p><p></p><p>LEEO just ceased operations. They were a brilliantly designed IoT device that turned your existing fire/smoke/carbon/water alarms into smart devices by using a specially tuned microphone that only picks up those tones, and when it hears them it notifies you of the alarm via the app. They charged $49 for the device and nothing more... They couldn't maintain it at $49 one time fee, the business model was flawed yet the product was brilliant. Clearly, it should have had a subscription model and it would have been a sustainable operation.</p><p></p><p>Free will ultimately kill a product. In cases it doesn't, then expect that they are using the free product/software/service to spy on you. Where you yourself become the commodity. Otherwise.. Forget it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ForgottenSeer 58943, post: 838506"] This. Freeware is basically a dying breed. Especially considering the development resources required to maintain it in the face of rapidly changing and advancing technology. The average consumer really doesn't understand the cost to maintain software. It requires development tools, resources, testing, management, engineering.. It's all complex, expensive, and time consuming. I've seen so many free products cease development in recent years, including many I had learned to depend on. Even in IoT, free is going to kill you. People knock Gryphon for charging a yearly fee. But that yearly fee covers hardware warranty, support, updates, and the licensing of technologies that all make Gryphon happen. Without a yearly fee it wouldn't exist for very long. LEEO just ceased operations. They were a brilliantly designed IoT device that turned your existing fire/smoke/carbon/water alarms into smart devices by using a specially tuned microphone that only picks up those tones, and when it hears them it notifies you of the alarm via the app. They charged $49 for the device and nothing more... They couldn't maintain it at $49 one time fee, the business model was flawed yet the product was brilliant. Clearly, it should have had a subscription model and it would have been a sustainable operation. Free will ultimately kill a product. In cases it doesn't, then expect that they are using the free product/software/service to spy on you. Where you yourself become the commodity. Otherwise.. Forget it. [/QUOTE]
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