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		Esophagus4 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid subscripti... Same with a lot of software: the binaries / SaaS are the same, but your features are determined by your license key and what your subscription plan is.

JohnFen 5 months ago [–]

Yep. I detest that practice as well.

Esophagus4 5 months ago | [–]

I guess there are times I don’t mind it - for example, if there is a decent free plan, I feel like the enterprise / pro users are subsidizing me :)

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