ladfrombrad 🇬🇧@lemdro.idM to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 year agoBoost for Lemmy is now liveplay.google.comexternal-linkmessage-square170fedilinkarrow-up11.08Karrow-down154 cross-posted to: android@lemmy.worldboostforlemmy@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.03Karrow-down1external-linkBoost for Lemmy is now liveplay.google.comladfrombrad 🇬🇧@lemdro.idM to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square170fedilink cross-posted to: android@lemmy.worldboostforlemmy@lemmy.world
minus-squareNeve8028@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down2·1 year agoComparing a solo dev to large corporations isn’t really convincing me.
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·1 year agoAnd I’m not convinced by the claim that putting spyware into apps is the only way to make money.
minus-squareNeve8028@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·1 year agoLiterally no one on the face of the earth has ever said that. We’re actually talking about an app that has a paid option without ads.
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoIt uses trackers even when paying, btw.
minus-squareNeve8028@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoSource? The sync dev said that google’s ad code isn’t ever initialized if you pay. Don’t see why it wouldn’t be the same with boost.
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoA comment in a crosspost. It said that analytics (which is not ads but just as tracking) is enabled in the pay version.
Comparing a solo dev to large corporations isn’t really convincing me.
And I’m not convinced by the claim that putting spyware into apps is the only way to make money.
Literally no one on the face of the earth has ever said that. We’re actually talking about an app that has a paid option without ads.
It uses trackers even when paying, btw.
Source? The sync dev said that google’s ad code isn’t ever initialized if you pay. Don’t see why it wouldn’t be the same with boost.
A comment in a crosspost. It said that analytics (which is not ads but just as tracking) is enabled in the pay version.
Oof that’s a bummer.