this post was submitted on 19 Jul 2023
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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)

imagine paying for an app icon... what next ? paying for a ringtone like in the good old days?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Zedge comes to mind. A site for buying ringtones (among other things like notification tones and wallpapers) or at least barred you from downloading the "premium" ones without subscription.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Oh my fucking god, memories of that scam service "Jamba" flooding back. It was like two years in a row of Crazy Frog ads for it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't understand how Zedge still exists, and is apparently doing relatively well too

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

There will always be tech un-savvy people who prefer to pay for something (and have someone to call when it doesn't work) than have to spend 5 minutes learning how to do it themselves.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Reverse it. Make it play an annoying sound without paying, only changeable with premium. Late stage capitalism in its finest.