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This is great! Why is it free? UPDATE Ah: http://jiwo.in/pop-web/plans.html http://jiwo.in/pop-web/plans.html

by jcoder 14y ago

leesk 14y ago
http://popapp.in/plans http://popapp.in/plans
- jcoder 14y ago
  Ah, paid plans for the mobile version, too. I wonder why that isn't linked on the home page.
  - Wraecca 14y ago
    Hi this is Wraecca from the POP team, we're sorry that we're not ready for the premium feature, but it will be released soon. Thank you!
- owenfi 14y ago
  The plans on these pages are different, btw. The first one indicates a 'private' option, but that all looks cleaned up in the parent link.
rytis 14y ago
"Why is it free?" Would that be a bad thing? Why everything has to be paid for?
- vegashacker 14y ago
  Potentially, yes. You want products you like to have a business model so that they are kept alive.
  - rytis 14y ago
    what business model does linux kernel have, and how much does it cost? EDIT: OK, just to make it clear. I'm not against people asking money for they creations, I'm all 100% up for it. What really pisses me off is 'why is it free?!', and 'i would happily pay $XXX for it!'. Please, keep that to yourself - if someone decided not to take money for their work, it's entirely up to them, and that deserves some respect.
    - jakejake 14y ago
      Making an app and releasing for free it can be fun. When the customer support and feature requests start pouring in it becomes a lot less fun. Chances are more likely that a project will be abandoned for one reason or another (developer gets bored, gets busy with their 'real' job, etc.) When people see an idea that's good, especially for potential business use (and especially on HN which as a community of entrepreneurs) they are letting the developer know that they have created something that is worth having around and would pay to see it maintained. Linux is probably a bad comparison, because it has so much corporate support and is an entire ecosystem of business models for probably hundreds if not thousands of companies.
    - svachalek 14y ago
      Why are you afraid of open discussion about pricing? (Millions of dollars have been invested in Linux development by commercial interests, even if most distros are free-as-in-beer.)
    - twelve45 14y ago
      I think it was just out of curiosity; I had the exact same question. Also, "Why is it free?" is another way of asking "What's the catch?". It's important to understand this before you put in a bunch of work...
  - hnriot 14y ago
    I'd much rather buy the app for the iPhone than pay a monthly subscription.
- TonyQ 14y ago
  Because those engineer is doing their job and we need to let them have more power to do such a wonderful stuff.
MaxGabriel 14y ago
The pricing seems way too low. $30 dollars a month for studios is pocket change to a 30+ person team
huhtenberg 14y ago
Uhm... does this mean the app cannot work offline?

This is great! Why is it free? UPDATE Ah: http://jiwo.in/pop-web/plans.html http://jiwo.in/pop-web/plans.html

by jcoder 14y ago

This is great! Why is it free? UPDATE Ah: http://jiwo.in/pop-web/plans.html http://jiwo.in/pop-web/plans.html

leesk 14y ago

http://popapp.in/plans http://popapp.in/plans

jcoder 14y ago
Ah, paid plans for the mobile version, too. I wonder why that isn't linked on the home page.
- Wraecca 14y ago
  Hi this is Wraecca from the POP team, we're sorry that we're not ready for the premium feature, but it will be released soon. Thank you!
owenfi 14y ago
The plans on these pages are different, btw. The first one indicates a 'private' option, but that all looks cleaned up in the parent link.

rytis 14y ago

"Why is it free?" Would that be a bad thing? Why everything has to be paid for?

vegashacker 14y ago
Potentially, yes. You want products you like to have a business model so that they are kept alive.
- rytis 14y ago
  what business model does linux kernel have, and how much does it cost? EDIT: OK, just to make it clear. I'm not against people asking money for they creations, I'm all 100% up for it. What really pisses me off is 'why is it free?!', and 'i would happily pay $XXX for it!'. Please, keep that to yourself - if someone decided not to take money for their work, it's entirely up to them, and that deserves some respect.
  - jakejake 14y ago
    Making an app and releasing for free it can be fun. When the customer support and feature requests start pouring in it becomes a lot less fun. Chances are more likely that a project will be abandoned for one reason or another (developer gets bored, gets busy with their 'real' job, etc.) When people see an idea that's good, especially for potential business use (and especially on HN which as a community of entrepreneurs) they are letting the developer know that they have created something that is worth having around and would pay to see it maintained. Linux is probably a bad comparison, because it has so much corporate support and is an entire ecosystem of business models for probably hundreds if not thousands of companies.
  - svachalek 14y ago
    Why are you afraid of open discussion about pricing? (Millions of dollars have been invested in Linux development by commercial interests, even if most distros are free-as-in-beer.)
  - twelve45 14y ago
    I think it was just out of curiosity; I had the exact same question. Also, "Why is it free?" is another way of asking "What's the catch?". It's important to understand this before you put in a bunch of work...
- hnriot 14y ago
  I'd much rather buy the app for the iPhone than pay a monthly subscription.
TonyQ 14y ago
Because those engineer is doing their job and we need to let them have more power to do such a wonderful stuff.

MaxGabriel 14y ago

The pricing seems way too low. $30 dollars a month for studios is pocket change to a 30+ person team

huhtenberg 14y ago

Uhm... does this mean the app cannot work offline?