• adr1an
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      633 months ago

      the reason: support for developers. You can install it yourself to save that amount.

    • @pinesolcario@lemy.lol
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      143 months ago

      People don’t want to pay for privacy. That’s the real problem with end users. Imagine if more people did so. What a world we could have. Nah. Let’s be cheap AF!

      • @proceduralnightshade@lemmy.ml
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        43 months ago

        Locking privacy behind a paywall? Sounds like a nightmare.

        That’s the real problem with end users.

        The real problem with end users is that they buy according to whatever needs corpos inject via advertising.

      • bean
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        13 months ago

        Like Kagi for web searching.

    • @FlexibleToast@lemmy.world
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      83 months ago

      Because the built in software is usually there because the manufacturer is receiving money from the software company. That’s why consumer devices are always bloated with garbage.