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Reddit Tries to Get Users to Pay by Making App Icon Ugly(9to5mac.com)

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yopyop@feddit.de
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imagine paying for an app iconโ€ฆ what next ? paying for a ringtone like in the good old days?

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๐•ญ๐–š๐–‘๐–š ๐•บ๐–“๐–™๐–†@lemmy.world
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Zedge comes to mind. A site for buying ringtones (among other things like notification tones and wallpapers) or at least barred you from downloading the โ€œpremiumโ€ ones without subscription.

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DrQuint@lemmy.world
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Oh my fucking god, memories of that scam service โ€œJambaโ€ flooding back. It was like two years in a row of Crazy Frog ads for it.

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KHTangent@lemmy.world
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I donโ€™t understand how Zedge still exists, and is apparently doing relatively well too

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Malfeasant@lemmy.world
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There will always be tech un-savvy people who prefer to pay for something (and have someone to call when it doesnโ€™t work) than have to spend 5 minutes learning how to do it themselves.

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Send_me_nude_girls@feddit.de
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Reverse it. Make it play an annoying sound without paying, only changeable with premium. Late stage capitalism in its finest.

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