joelwigton

Have been using Copilot in the beta and it's just been amazing. I can't remember how many times my jaw has literally dropped as it knows what I'm trying to do, or yelled "Holy sh*t!" as it feels like it's reading my mind.

That said, was highly disappointed with the switch to non-free. Maybe they never did say it would remain free, but they certainly didn't advertise it wouldn't be later. I feel bait-and-switched.

Yes, $10/mo. isn't a lot if you're getting paid to work, but if you're developing on side projects that aren't (yet?) making any revenue, it's kinda a dealbreaker.

I have thought about this problem a lot.

I have a theoretical solution that would work without being dependent on phone number block lists (which change all the time or can be spoofed) and doesn't let spammers/scammers leave a voicemail. It would also still allow good robocallers (like school closures, etc.) to leave a message.

The problem is, based on some quick back-of-the-envelope math, I'd probably have to charge $20/mo. to make it worth it. In my experience, consumers just won't pay that much. They want things to be free.