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[–] can@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Who here on Lemmy is still seeing ads?

[–] Deello@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm guessing mobile users who don't pay for apps.

[–] Altevisor@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Why are people using the apps that have any ads? There are a million Lemmy apps out there at this point. Most are completely free and no ads

[–] Asudox@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

It's mostly Sync users. Some of them seriously pay 110$ for Sync Ultra lifetime lmao.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

Many of them used the old sync for years and just wanted to to contribute for that reason.

[–] Deello@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I feel this is it but surely there are other apps following this model. I'm assuming they are probably the biggest but definitely not the only ones doing it. For good* ad-free software that is being actively developed and will get used probably every day for years, $100 seems more than fair to me. Beats paying a subscription indefinitely imo. I paid for the Plex lifetime pass for similar reasons and that was worth every penny.
*Good is subjective, just because you wouldn't pay doesn't mean others won't.

Edit: formatting

[–] exocrinous@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think most of the in app browsers still load ads on remote sites. Aren't most of them just based on Chrome?

[–] Altevisor@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Im sure the browsers and source webpages in the apps have ads. But my interpretation was that people are seeing ads on the Lemmy site itself in these free apps.

I hope that is not the case

[–] exocrinous@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

We're talking about reasons to comment on posts without reading the article, and the top level comment says it's to avoid seeing ads.

[–] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It reads Comments "greater than" ads not "to" or anything. Reading comments better than seeing ads in article

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You miss my point. It takes a certain type of person to be on the fediverse or to even have heard of it in the first place. I just expect someone like that to know how to block ads especially on webpages.