• YⓄ乙 @aussie.zone
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    1 year ago

    Fuck why would anyone use this over FOSS apps that dont spread google adware/spyware

    • 👁️👄👁️@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Because it’s not a choice of FOSS or not, it’s a in choice of quality of the app. Apps like Jerboa or Thunder are very far behind Sync and Boost. But if you enjoy those, then more power to you, and definitely no reason to switch.

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        1 year ago

        I don’t know about that. I’m a sync user and some of the foss options are very good by now. I use sync because of familiarity and I like the dev so don’t mind dropping some money to support him.

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          1 year ago

          Also a Sync user, for me the only option that came close to Sync and Boost for me was Summit, which people also did not like due to it being closed source.

          Thunder is kinda close, as is Connect, but AFAIK Sync is still the only one to have any admin tools built into it (haven’t been able to try out Boost for Lemmy yet).

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            1 year ago

            I was speaking more in the sense for general browsing. I’m not familiar with the admin tools for any of the apps.

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      1 year ago

      Because after a $3.49 payment, I never see ads again and this app is noticeably better than the Lemmy apps I’ve been stuck with until now.

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        1 year ago

        I mean boost looks good but in what ways is it better than let’s say connect for lemmy for example. what the first thing that comes to your mind?

        I’ve tried Boost quickly and ads aside I haven’t noticed anything than is inherently superior to connect which is what I’m using right now.

    • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.uk
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      1 year ago

      I was just more amused that it was an Adblock ad. It’s a pity it is relying on hassling you with ads to get you to pay as I’d happily chip if to help with the development of an app I was enjoying.

      • SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net
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        1 year ago

        It is hilarious, and I imagined a scenario of ad blockers paying the most for ads to appear instead of ads, like a protection racket

        • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.uk
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          1 year ago

          Adception - how deep does it go? Do other ad-blockers advertise in AdBlock’s site? Do they pay for ads to be alongside other ads for ad-blockers saying “want to stop ads like those guys? Then use us”. What if, ultimately, the only ads are for ad-blockers?