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[-] plz1@lemmy.world 112 points 9 months ago

The only time I ever fell for a "lifetime" software purchase was back when Trillian (the IM client) was popular. That lasted less than 5 years. Then they released "Astas", which was just a UI refresh, but they treated it like it was a whole new company and product. "Lifetime" is always a scam.

[-] ShortFuse@lemmy.world 55 points 9 months ago

I'm enjoying my Plex one and Nexus Mods. The latter one was in 2013 and cost me $40. Today the yearly subscription is $70.

[-] criitz@reddthat.com 43 points 9 months ago

I got a Plex lifetime sub back in the day. They never got rid of it, but they did enshittify the product out from under me.

[-] asbestos@lemmy.world 30 points 9 months ago
[-] neo2478@sh.itjust.works 14 points 9 months ago

I tried it, but not only does the experience not feel nearly as polished, the performance is much worse than Plex in my experience.

[-] AtariDump@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Similar.

And no Plexamp.

[-] criitz@reddthat.com 9 points 9 months ago

Im using Jellyfin now. It's great, but it doesn't have the same support across platforms. It was nice to have a native Plex app on the TV, Xbox, etc. I'm now just switching to Chromecasts on the TVs and teaching my wife to use the app for everything.

[-] 4grams@awful.systems 6 points 9 months ago

Same here, although I'm still using it. It's doing what I got it for and some of the additions are welcome (I use live TV fairly often and some friends and I are sharing libraries) but I have been concerned. What made you switch and did you find something better?

[-] criitz@reddthat.com 6 points 9 months ago

I still actively use Plex, but I've been trying Jellyfin. It's almost there but still has some work to do to catch up to Plex fully. However, its wonderfully free from bloat. I can't stand all the crap they've added to Plex. Especially when I search for content that's IN MY LIBRARY and the result it sends me to is a streaming service I don't even have. 😡

[-] 4grams@awful.systems 2 points 9 months ago

Yeah, I have never really used search for that same reason, I don’t have enough to lose track of anyway.

Thanks for the reply though. I hear about jellyfin a lot and my needs are simple so I’m gonna give it a go.

[-] ITGuyLevi@programming.dev 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I still find myself using Plex for its native DVR functions. NextDVR alway seemed a little bit buggier, after finally getting an IPTV source working in Plex I went back (at least for DVR stuff).

Edit: forgot to add, Plexamp and the way Plex does its sonic analysis is worth the lifetime subscription cost to me.

[-] 7U5K3N@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 9 months ago

Yep. I bought Plex pass lifetime for $60 a while back. It came with plexamp which allowed me stream music to my phone.

Which after Google play music was murdered I vowed never to do a streaming service again.

So that was worth it.

Say what you want about the direction Plex is going currently... But as of now it 100% meets my needs.

[-] AtariDump@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Plexamp is amazing.

[-] Agrivar@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Scooping up a lifetime sub to Nexus, back when they were still available, might have been one of my best online moves. If a game can be modded, I will be modding it - I get SO much value from that one-time investment.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

Something about paying for mods seems so wrong to me

[-] vodka@lemm.ee 12 points 9 months ago

You're not paying for mods though, you're paying for faster downloads and no ads.

[-] ShortFuse@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Also you're supporting modders through Donation Points. Creators get real money proportional to mod download count. The mods are still free, to clarify.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

$40 or these days $70 yearly for that?!? Jesus

[-] vodka@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

Oh yeah I mean, it's expensive. But if you're very much into modding and like me don't like your gbit download speed to be limited to 3mbit or whatever the free thing is... I get paying it.

I wouldn't pay for what yearly costs now, but the 40eur lifetime price 10 years ago sure wasn't a bad deal.

[-] lud@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

You can get Plex lifetime for around 80 USD during their occasional sales. I bought a lifetime sub for ≈80 USD on 2020-11-30

[-] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 27 points 9 months ago

What do you mean? It was lifetime - lasted for the lifetime of the product.

Ohhh you thought they meant YOUR lifetime! Ooopsies

[-] RobertoOberto@sh.itjust.works 15 points 9 months ago

If you read the fine print, many "lifetime" warranties are like this too. They mean the "lifetime of the product" which is usually defined in the same fine print as like, 5 years or some other bullshit timespan.

[-] Marin_Rider@aussie.zone 2 points 9 months ago

yep I think osprey bags did something similar

[-] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 8 months ago

It can be your lifetime, if that's shorter.

With physical products it can be the "reasonable lifetime" of that class of product

[-] spencer@lemmy.ca 15 points 9 months ago

Honestly the way I always look at it is just take the lifetime cost and divide it by the yearly cost and if I think the product/license deal will exist for that long (and I’ll use it for that long) it’s worth it otherwise not. Like, I have lifetime Plex and frankly I don’t expect the, to exist forever but I like the premium features and I’ve had lifetime for long enough that I’ve saved money.

[-] plz1@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Yeah, Plex lifetime was worth it.

[-] CosmicTurtle@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago

Yup. Never ever buy lifetime licenses.

Even on software you love. Especially for software you love.

[-] Xanvial@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago

The alternative usually is subscription, is that better?

[-] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 25 points 9 months ago

Nope. I'm here to tell you from 20 years of IT experience, you should definitely get perpetual licenses, whether they call them "lifetime" or not. Fuck all subscriptions.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago

🏴‍☠️🦜

[-] CosmicTurtle@lemmy.world -2 points 9 months ago

If it's for software you like, yes. Lemmy apps are a great example of this.

A lifetime license isn't going to sustain the dev long term. If you like the app, buy a monthly subscription that gives them predictable income every month. Do a year if you feel confident about it. But honestly monthly is probably best.

For shitty corporate apps like Adobe, pirate that shit.

[-] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

No. It is not the consumer's job to support the software developers. It is the software developers' job to develop a product that they can make a living on.

[-] leggettc18@programming.dev 3 points 9 months ago

That’s… what the subscription cost is for. For the developer to make a living.

[-] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

You act like nobody can make a living without these bullshit subscriptions. That is simply not the case, and anyone who disagrees is brainwashed by subscription pushers. You are being fleeced like sheep with all these bullshit subscriptions.

Software developers have been around for many decades, making damn good money all over the place. Only in the recent years have the software companies turned to the subscription model for everything, because their accountants figured out it makes them more money over the long term.

Again, it is not OUR job to support them. It is THEIR job to support themselves by making a product that people want to buy. I don't want to buy their subscriptions, so they are doing a bad job of marketing to me.

I bought Affinity Photo because their software marketing was more attractive to me than any of Adobe's bullshit subscriptions. I will continue to use the product I paid for (once) indefinitely, and if it stops getting updates I will still be able to use it as long as I want because I control its installation locally.

[-] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Lifetime is only as good as the contract terms.

[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

I have paid for lifetime licenses a couple times and haven't had an issue

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