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ceejayoz | karma 74610 | avg karma 3.33 · 2023-01-19 15:59:19

They'll be down if everyone asks for a refund and they wind up losing years worth of revenue.

schnebbau | karma 618 | avg karma 4.75 · 2023-01-19 16:11:45

They'll be slightly less rich, but still considerably more rich than most of us.

aaronbrethorst | karma 62694 | avg karma 8.0 · 2023-01-19 16:43:47

You seem to know a lot about the economics of being an indie app developer and consulting firm. You should share more about how much cash they must be rolling in.

jdminhbg | karma 8659 | avg karma 4.29 · 2023-01-19 16:25:35

If everyone asks for a refund, won't they wind up losing some fraction of one year's worth of revenue?

kelnos | karma 35726 | avg karma 3.07 · 2023-01-19 16:58:08

Too bad? The idea that we should treat companies that stop longer providing a product as charities deserving of free money is a bit silly.

Twitterific built their business on something that we often acknowledge here as being very shaky: the whim of a third-party platform. If the company hasn't considered and prepared for the scenario where that third-party platform completely cuts off your access, that's irresponsible as a business owner.

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