A browser with a subscription. I have no words. People try to make money out of anything. And they succeed in this. The world is an insane place, really.
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Polypane, The browser for ambitious web developers
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Re: Polypane, The browser for ambitious web developers
#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
I liked the old "pay for updates" model. Nowadays, that seems less viable because security updates are so important[0]. I think the middle ground model would be something like security updates are free, feature updates cost money. Something like pay $x for version n+1 or a discounted rate for a subscription. Sounds like a bit of a hassle on the logistics/release engineering side, though. That would need to be handled…
You admit this, but yeah, it's a big headache that has its own trade-offs. By design, you'll have users spread across any number of versions. And you have to decide how far back you're going to issue updates. And instead of having nice in-app updates and a policy of "just upgrade to the latest version", you have a system that's complicated for you and your users. And you have to decide if you're okay letting users us…
Yeah, I've seen similar in pro-level software tools, CAD applications, MATLAB, etc, but those tend to be large and mature organizations with the expertise and manpower to e.g. backport bugfixes to released versions.
Re: Polypane, The browser for ambitious web developers
#43Hey, I'm Kilian, the creator and solo developer of Polypane. Exciting to see this on the homepage again. Happy to answer any questions folks have!
I like your pricing model.
You have to sign up, and then this welcomes me:
The password has to have:
- At least one lowercase letter
- At least one number
- At least one uppercase letter
- At least 8 characters
I do not like it when websites (or applications, w/e) do this. I am somewhat OK with "at least 8 characters long" and I even understand its significance (from a security perspective) but not the rest.
Re: Polypane, The browser for ambitious web developers
#44Hey, I'm Kilian, the creator and solo developer of Polypane. Exciting to see this on the homepage again. Happy to answer any questions folks have!
I like your pricing model.
I don't. Nine dollars per month for an individual? No thanks. Charge what you like. It's your right to do that, but as a hobbyist there's no chance I'm buying.
Re: Polypane, The browser for ambitious web developers
#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
No need, nowadays sites just guess you're on a phone if you resize the browser window too narrow and whinge at you to "use a desktop device or use our app for the best experience".
> "use a desktop device or use our app for the best experience". Plot twist: their "app" is just the same site wrapped in a webview, minus the nags to install the app.
Plus autostart on boot and daily notifications.
Re: Polypane, The browser for ambitious web developers
#46Hey, I'm Kilian, the creator and solo developer of Polypane. Exciting to see this on the homepage again. Happy to answer any questions folks have!
Quick feedback: The "Polypane Portal" page hangs after opening it in Chrome on M1 Pro Macbook.
Re: Polypane, The browser for ambitious web developers
#47Re: Polypane, The browser for ambitious web developers
#48* What are a few features you offer over Browserstack? (re: x-browser testing).
* Do you offer GenAI integrations? (Copilot, Claude, etc)
(Help me sell this to my manager)
Re: Polypane, The browser for ambitious web developers
#49I don't understand the many comments here complaining that the browser has a subscription. Finally! I want more paid browsers, not less. I want to get back to a world where we paid for products with money, instead of being datamined and have ads pushed down my throat.
People here, out of all places, should be aware of what it means when a product is free.
Re: Polypane, The browser for ambitious web developers
#50Hey, I'm Kilian, the creator and solo developer of Polypane. Exciting to see this on the homepage again. Happy to answer any questions folks have!
Quick feedback: The "Polypane Portal" page hangs after opening it in Chrome on M1 Pro Macbook.
Can't seem to replicate that here (m4 macbook), but I'll keep it open for a bit and see what happens. Thanks for letting me know!