"The owners of flattr also own thepiratebay. I remember hearing a speech a few months ago talking about how everything should be free, just like when we were children (we need to learn to share). They have no regard for the rights of developers and have no problems giving a clear and direct roadmap to a free copy of your commercial application."
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"why does Flattr charge a 10% surcharge on top of every transaction"
"What's wrong with earning a few dollars providing a useful service?"
Nothing. It's when you have also have a service that promotes the sharing of other people's commercial work for free (and say it's because you thing that sharing is for the good of the world). It's hypocritical and the people in this forum don't seem to see a problem with it.
I suppose I will just go with the flow and pirate any user's app I see on here.
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"why does Flattr charge a 10% surcharge on top of every transaction"
Bandwidth isn't free.
"I might use them if they didn't make a profit"
How do you know they are profitable?