A 20$ 1 year licence for something that probably has a FOSS equivalent on Linux...
However, considering Apple will never ever ever allow user replaceable storage on a laptop, this might be worth it.
However, considering Apple will never ever ever allow user replaceable storage on a laptop, this might be worth it.
There's value in convenience. I wouldn't pay for a yearly license (that price seems more than fair for a "version lifetime" price to me?) but seeing as this tool will probably need constant maintenance as Apple tweaks and changes APFS over time, combined with the mandatory Apple taxes for publishing software like this, it's not too awful.
Which really means up until the dev gets bored, which can be as short as 18 months.
I wouldn't mind something like this versioned to OS. 20$ for the current OS, and ten dollars for every significant update.
That's why we see so many more subscription-based apps these days, application development is an ongoing process with ongoing costs, so it needs to have ongoing income. But the traditional buy-it-once app pricing doesn't enable that long-term development and support. The app store supports subscriptions though, so now we get way more subscription-based apps.
I really think Siracusa came up with a clever pricing scheme here, given his want to use the app store for distribution.