not really , most car manufactures have plenty of problems that they never admit or fix. nothing you can do. dont like dont buy. that easy.
No, I realize most developers aren't rich, just like most musicians or writers. But with those professions people often persist because they enjoy it not because they expect to live off it. I see nothing wrong with writing software for fun, or working for a company that will cover the expenses. But if you want to sell software or 'license it' you should be held to standards and customers should be able to expect certain things.
That's not the point, nor is it sufficient. I paid for apps that the developer nerfed after the refund period. Is their a provision to allow me to refund any app any time I purchased it if the developer breaks it in a way I find unacceptable?
who said anything about hiding. its an expectation. everything in life has problems. you have to deal with them. some dont. thats a bad developer. stay away from that software.
why should they ?....
I must say, I do have problem seeing how running an app on ARM architecture, controlling it with touchpad and keyboard, differs so much from running an app on ARM architecture, controlling it with touchpad and keyboard.
Sorry, people don’t owe you anything whether they enjoy their job or not.
OK, and “runs on a platform it wasn’t intended for” is that standard? Why?
No, and I am not asking for a warranty if I use the software on an unsupported platform. But if I purchase a Camry Toyota has no right to tell me where I can drive it. Within their restrictions the State can, but not the manufacture. It's mine and I can use it as I wish and their warranty is voided to a degree.
If am hired to give a speech about modern insulin production and I stop every few minutes to go to the restroom, or I show up drunk, or I get halfway through and clearly have no idea what I am saying than yeah you have every right to expect a refund. If I make a video lecture for you and then remotely replace half the lecture because I decided I no longer liked it, or I decided it sounded better in French so I updated the audio and you don't like it - you have a reason to request a refund.
No one is saying that it has to work well on an unsupported platform. I am saying the developer doesn't have the right to say how it's run once they the software is in my hands. Even if they really want to or they plan on developing another version for that platform.
So, are you going to free of charge make sure that all the people who listened to your speech are kept up to date on any developments in the filed of insulin production forever?
Architecture ≠ Platform. I do get what your trying to say tho.
You don’t see the difference between adding new content and managing existing content? Is that why developers think it’s ok to paywall bug fixes behind version updates?
Correct. Recalls are safety focused. Otherwise it’s warranty work until the warranty ends. In rare instances, a high rate of failure combined with a concerted effort to avoid addressing the defect during warranty period can result in a class action that is successful, but usually you are SOL.
no need to virtue signal about making money to feed your family to get your point across. no one is saying you don't have the right to sell.
Usually ten, and Apple counts the number of installations via the App Store. If you side-load, that’s a circumvent of DRM, and adding unauthorized copies of proprietary software, which is illegal.
Yes, for professional software especially, how you backup licensed software and what you can do with the backup are almost always in the license.
You can rip content off the app, and this is way easier on a Mac when the content is playing on the Mac.
I write software for a living too. While a lot of it is cloud based some is deployed on customer hardware. If the customer wants to deploy the software they purchased on an unsupported hardware/operating system combination they’re not going to get support, but there’s no reason to try and actively stop them from doing it...
