Are you generating the configs for all these apps? Having a method of turning a universal theme spec into specific app configs might be worth more than the theme itself.
A solo journey to $100k in sales
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Re: A solo journey to $100k in sales
#52Earlier quoted context omitted.
People pay for convenience every single day. Just look at Starbucks.
not developers, look at GitHub - it's all for free
I disagree with the argument that developers don't pay for things. Yes, there's a huge open source culture where people can have access to free code on GitHub. However, there's a huge market of paid products that developers will purchase. There are many examples out there like Tailwind, Chakra UI, Envato, etc.
Re: A solo journey to $100k in sales
#53Without knocking the creators achievement, I find it curious how devs will rage and cry murder when LastPass wants a few bucks for a hosted product but don’t bat an eye for shelling out $99 for what is, when you come down to it, a config file for your IDE .
$99 for a great config file is buying time. A good config can take years to hone. Easily adds up to 50 hours over 10 years. How much are your 50 hours worth? What about cutting that 10 year lead time down to 1h? LastPass on the other hand is a tool you use because the world sucks. And their UX is pretty bad. And switching away is an annoying chore. You feel trapped and extorted into paying. I configured my own editor…
LastPass saves you time too, compared to being hacked. (And a lot more than 50 hours) I don't get how honing a config file is not madness, but good password management is extortion.
You are holding it wrong.
Re: A solo journey to $100k in sales
#54Without knocking the creators achievement, I find it curious how devs will rage and cry murder when LastPass wants a few bucks for a hosted product but don’t bat an eye for shelling out $99 for what is, when you come down to it, a config file for your IDE .
Personally, I have no problem paying for it, but I hate the bait and switch crap. I'd rather pay someone who has always been paid, then wait for lastpass to decide to strip more features unless you pay up more.
Re: A solo journey to $100k in sales
#55From reading the name of the project I wouldn‘t have guessed it‘s a color scheme for a lot of apps.
I wouldn‘t even thought of that as a viable market. Congratulations to you. This is amazing.
I think the most valuable lesson here is, that there is a market for a lot more things than we would have thought a few years/decades back. Kind of how Spotify enable niche band to have successes outside the mainstream, just by allowing people to listen to every fringe corner of the musical ecosystem.
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#56Without knocking the creators achievement, I find it curious how devs will rage and cry murder when LastPass wants a few bucks for a hosted product but don’t bat an eye for shelling out $99 for what is, when you come down to it, a config file for your IDE .
I think I am one of those. I generally don't like "subscription model" products. I am OK paying whatever price one time to buy something, but having to keep paying recurrently for some service incites locking to me, as the moment I decide I don't want to pay anymore I end up empty handed.
Re: A solo journey to $100k in sales
#57Without knocking the creators achievement, I find it curious how devs will rage and cry murder when LastPass wants a few bucks for a hosted product but don’t bat an eye for shelling out $99 for what is, when you come down to it, a config file for your IDE .
I had the same question. But when I saw how many apps he supports, and it comes with decent fonts... I'm quite tempted. I'm normally one of the cheapskates. But getting consistent and good themes across my desktop? That's a hell of a lot of work for something I'd really appreciate.
Re: A solo journey to $100k in sales
#58Without knocking the creators achievement, I find it curious how devs will rage and cry murder when LastPass wants a few bucks for a hosted product but don’t bat an eye for shelling out $99 for what is, when you come down to it, a config file for your IDE .
Do you know that it is the same people holding these conflicting stances? Seems like HN is a big place, room enough for both cheap devs and more well-heeled devs.
There is a large contingent on HN who are both rich and cheap, so I don't think this holds any water
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#59Am I the only one who thinks the theme has too high of a contrast?
Re: A solo journey to $100k in sales
#60Without knocking the creators achievement, I find it curious how devs will rage and cry murder when LastPass wants a few bucks for a hosted product but don’t bat an eye for shelling out $99 for what is, when you come down to it, a config file for your IDE .
I think I am one of those. I generally don't like "subscription model" products. I am OK paying whatever price one time to buy something, but having to keep paying recurrently for some service incites locking to me, as the moment I decide I don't want to pay anymore I end up empty handed.
Yeah, I feel like paying a subscription to keep using software just feels like a rip off, even if it's actually a fair price, and am much less inclined to sign up for it.