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> offers an alternative that... solves absolutely none of these problems.

Here is how 1sub solves or remedies the problems with the mentioned methods:

- Pay to download or for other services: With 1sub it will be more worth it because you don't just get access to that software or that service, you get access to the software and services of all developers who participate in this system.

- Accepting donations: While 1sub keeps some of the voluntary aspect of donations, you also get something for your money.

> folks can still pirate it

Yes, the point of this is not to make it impossible to do anything without a subscription. It just makes the difference in convenience between subscribing and not subscribing bigger since there are more things that you get or don't get depending on whether you subscribe.

> this effort sounds like some naive newbie took 5 seconds to think about

Interestingly I have thought about this for many years and no idea I have had before or any solution I have seen has felt as good as this one because they always fail in that the user doesn't have enough reason to pay. The main objective of this solution is to give the user more reason to pay.




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