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el_benhameen 20 hours ago

I dunno, I’m not a fan of paying for wrappers but I get a lot from 1Blocker and I’m happy to pay for it. As far as I know it’s just one dude who builds the app, and he spends a lot of time keeping it working in the face of YouTube tactics, etc.

gruez 20 hours ago | parent [-]

>and he spends a lot of time keeping it working in the face of YouTube tactics, etc.

Does he? Is he doing original research, or just copying whatever ublock origin/easylist puts out? After all, all the bypass methods are just javascript snippets that extensions inject into the page, so it's not like you have to spend much time porting to iOS or whatever.

MBCook 20 hours ago | parent [-]

You think that doesn’t require time? Doing user support? Keeping up with API changes, etc?

gruez 19 hours ago | parent [-]

I'm not claiming it requires 0 time, only that it's nowhere near the amount of time that would justify a $15/year price tag.

mynameisbob 17 hours ago | parent | next [-]

You’re assuming that the price for a product should be based on the cost to offer it. In most markets, price is a function of the value perceived by buyers and relative pricing of similar products. Cost doesn’t enter into the equation.

gruez 5 hours ago | parent [-]

I'm well aware of how markets work, but that doesn't make it less bonkers. Bottled water companies take municipal water, do some "filtering", and sell it for a 10x-100x markup. I'm sure the people buying the water thinks they're getting their money's worth, but that doesn't mean we can't point out how absurd it is, nor is " in most markets, price is a function of the value perceived by buyers and relative pricing of similar products" a satisfying counterargument to that.

brookst 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

How many hours a month do you think is needed to “justify” charging $1.25/month?

If your time has so little value, please do create an alternative and offer the same level of support and updates for a price that seems more fair to you. $0.50/month maybe?

gruez 4 hours ago | parent [-]

>If your time has so little value, please do create an alternative and offer the same level of support and updates for a price that seems more fair to you. $0.50/month maybe?

This thread is literally about someone providing a free alternative.

selcuka 16 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Unless someone else makes an equivalent product and sell it for $14/year, and every user switches to the new product, this statement is moot. A product justifies its price tag as long as people are willing to buy it at that price.

Revenue optimisation is a different concern. Would they sell more if they priced it at $10? Maybe. Would the total revenue ($10 * number of users) be higher than now? Maybe not. There is a local maxima and it appears that they calculated this to be ~$15.

gruez 5 hours ago | parent [-]

>Unless someone else makes an equivalent product and sell it for $14/year, and every user switches to the new product, this statement is moot. A product justifies its price tag as long as people are willing to buy it at that price.

adguard is free and I don't think I've encountered an ad that it didn't block. There's also open source adblockers like ublock origin lite, and some other one that was mentioned earlier this year but I forgot the name of.

bartvk 13 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

How many developers do you think would work even a single hour for that price tag?

gruez 5 hours ago | parent [-]

I'm sure the app has at least 1000 paying subscribers? Take out Apple's 30% cut, and that's more than $10k a year.

bartvk 3 hours ago | parent [-]

I found that over the years, it's easy to look at someone's business and conclude they're making bank.