Posted by Moot on 10/23/06 20:27

stryfedll wrote:
> I want to release my application for free, so that it can become
> popular. Then, once its popular, I would like to possible set it up so
> that you need to pay for certain features.

I don't like this idea. I have always resented products that are
offered for free and then suddenly switch to pay-ware. The author can
tell any sob story he wants about how development time takes too long
and he can't do it for free anymore, but the fact remains that it will
cause a big exodus from the userbase of the product onto something
else.

If you have it in your head that one day you will charge for features,
then you owe it to your users to be up front with them and charge for
those features from day 1. Suddenly springing costs on the users will
bring you nothing but complaints.

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