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It seems like there are three hard things in computer science: cache invalidation, naming things, and forbidding things.
What if Kiki misunderstands you, and now you have to complete an impossible task before you can use your PC again?
For $60/year, I'd expect a lot more from software that runs on my own computer with no additional services provided.
> Will KIKI judge me for my poor time management?
> Yes. That's part of why it works.
Some day I want it explained to me why it's impossible to put controls on a computer. Computers follow symbolic mathematical rules, so, "you're only allowed to run this app for 30 minutes" seems like a really easy command to follow. But you cannot buy software that actually, reliably causes this to occur at any cost on any device. It seems like there are three hard things in computer science: cache invalidation, nami…
Why is this a subscription?
Because modern credit card networks and payments gateways have virtually zero friction now so subscriptions are a no-brainer for everything. It takes the same amount of effort to setup a recurring subscription stack vs a one off payment.
I might pay $5 to find out if your app is even useful. I will not pay $5 recurring monthly for an app I forgot existed until I notice it on a monthly credit card bill sometime in the future.
What I want is a one month subscription. I’ll sign up for recurring if I want to but it would require explicit action.
But nobody wants to offer that so they don’t get me at all. I assume there are others like me, perhaps even dozens of us.
Putting the ones on the user to manage this is just adding one additional thing that requires executive function.