I want to pay for TextMate 2

Post by 5teev » Wed, Sep 28, 2011, 6:59 AM UTC

alttag wrote: post #16

gecko wrote: post #13

I have a lot of trouble understanding this mentality. I totally get paying when you don't have to in order to support fellow developers. I've got a nice collection of apps on my phone and desktop, all purchased, that I've acquired over the years to support my friends' development efforts. So if Marco wants to help out Macromates, that's fine. More power to him. But I don't understand this mantra of, "We'll forgive yo…

> I have a lot of trouble understanding this mentality. Like, say, tipping at a nice restaurant. You may not like the food, but it seems others did, and they want to demonstrate that to the chef.

Post by 5teev » Wed, Sep 28, 2011, 7:02 AM UTC

vtail wrote: post #26

gecko wrote: post #13

I have a lot of trouble understanding this mentality. I totally get paying when you don't have to in order to support fellow developers. I've got a nice collection of apps on my phone and desktop, all purchased, that I've acquired over the years to support my friends' development efforts. So if Marco wants to help out Macromates, that's fine. More power to him. But I don't understand this mantra of, "We'll forgive yo…

It's very likely that the original promise ("upgrade to version 2.0 will be completely free") was a huge factor in 2.0 shipping delay: Allan would need to invest a lot of effort to ship the new version to get only marginal return, as TextMate penetration of the relevant market was already high at the time the promise was made. Charging for 2.0 would seem like a breach of contract for people who only bought TextMate 1…

Post by sovande » Wed, Sep 28, 2011, 7:05 AM UTC

notelitist wrote: post #145

phillmv wrote: post #67

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Bro, c'mon now. I hate using this argument, but if you can afford a macbook you can definitely pony up $60 for your main development tool . Dude's running a business, not a charity. Shit, I use vim. If you're so screwed for cash there are a couple of first class alternatives. EDIT: I use a macbook too. I think it's a great dev platform. It only represents about 5% of my yearly income, though. I doubt I'd be using it…

Hate these elitist comments (hope you get hellbanned, I sincerely do). Most of the people I know got their macbooks by giving up a large chunk of their salary (some people earn less than its price). But they bought it anyway since its a solid development platform (and they wanted to venture into the iOS platform). Some gave up a large chunk of their scholarship. Some got it from their company and some bought it secon…

Post by notelitist » Wed, Sep 28, 2011, 7:07 AM UTC

sovande wrote: post #165

notelitist wrote: post #145

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Hate these elitist comments (hope you get hellbanned, I sincerely do). Most of the people I know got their macbooks by giving up a large chunk of their salary (some people earn less than its price). But they bought it anyway since its a solid development platform (and they wanted to venture into the iOS platform). Some gave up a large chunk of their scholarship. Some got it from their company and some bought it secon…

> Hate these elitist comments >I have been on and off for a while,I missed when Jersey Shore hit HN. Shoot yourself in the foot much?

Post by notelitist » Wed, Sep 28, 2011, 7:17 AM UTC

FlowerPower wrote: post #168

notelitist wrote: post #145

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Hate these elitist comments (hope you get hellbanned, I sincerely do). Most of the people I know got their macbooks by giving up a large chunk of their salary (some people earn less than its price). But they bought it anyway since its a solid development platform (and they wanted to venture into the iOS platform). Some gave up a large chunk of their scholarship. Some got it from their company and some bought it secon…

Nobody forced these people you mention to "venture into iOS platform", its their own damn money and they can do what they want. Stop whining about the purcheses you make. If you can pay for a mac more than your salary, you sure as hell can pay for $100 for a text-editor. I have some really nice snake oil here for you, only $199! With a promise you will get another batch in 10 years for now!