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[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They don’t need to know the technical side of it to understand “this is cheaper, it doesn’t have ads plastered everywhere”

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

They also don't need to know the technical side of it to say 'wow, this app doesn't work and/or it's out of date' to close it and go back to something that works/fits their use case, even if it has ads.

I've tried to get people to use FOSS alternatives, but most would rather it work with no effort and deal with a lesser experience than having to fight with it to make it do what the other app does natively.