Subj : Re: Synchronet vs Mystic vs ??
To   : Abbub
From : Michael Borthwick
Date : Sat Apr 15 2023 08:09:22

 Ab> Software-as-a-Service needs to die in a fire for the most part. I don't
 Ab> mind it when there's a legitimate reason why you'd expect a recurring
 Ab> cost (like cloud storage, for instance), but 90% don't have a legitimate
 Ab> reason, and 50% of the remaining 10% seem to have shoehorned that reason
 Ab> in (like implementing cloud storage when it's completely unnecessary).

This! I paid for a Ham Radio Deluxe a while back but didn't keep up the maintenance subscription so I'm stuck with an old version but it does what I need so I don't really care. It's just a way to suck money out of people that think they need the latest and greatest when they really don't.

.... A book misplaced is a book lost

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