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.

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mynameisbob 16 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 4 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.

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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.

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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 4 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.

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bartvk 12 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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

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gruez 4 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 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I found that over the years, it's easy to look at someone's business and conclude they're making bank.