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upvoteby cpuguy8342 minutes ago|
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I'm pretty sure he said Rex will remain free.
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upvoteby goosejuice1 hours ago|
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> Rex is and will always be free.
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upvoteby jazzypants1 hours ago|
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Why on Earth would folks pay for that? I'm not trying to be a jerk, but I genuinely don't understand the value proposition.
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upvoteby r_lee1 hours ago|
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if it provides a nicer DX and offers value for you, why wouldn't people pay for it?

there's a big market for "makes your life easier" tools both in B2C and B2B

maybe not that big of a market but who knows

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upvoteby limagnolia51 minutes ago|
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It comes down to the question of if it provides enough value over other competing products (which may be free or lower cost) to justify the price. If you sell 10$ widgets that solve $100 problems, you may wonder why nobody is buying your $10 widget when it "provides so much value" and it is because a $1 widget solves the same problem just as well.

Note, I am deliberately using a generic example, I use Ghostty but I haven't tried Rex yet and I have no idea how much value it provides over competing widgets)

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upvoteby r_lee40 minutes ago|
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yeah, that's true. but I would say with dev tools and such, people might easily fork over $10 if they think it's nice

I'd say the whole "lower cost" thing is less of a problem when it comes to ergonomics, we know that many devs buy all kinds of fancy split keyboards and things like that to make their workflow smoother, so I wouldn't be surprised if people easily forked over money to this

question is if it will actually take off or actually provide/slot into workflows that people actually like etc. if it's heavily opinionated or not really innovative, I don't see how people would "move over"

just my take though.

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upvoteby limagnolia13 minutes ago|
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Absolutely, ergonomics is a huge part of the value- it solves a real problem.
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upvoteby dash-445 hours ago|
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Incredible that we’re now at the point of needing to say “without all the negative connotations” when comparing against any sort Google product. LOL. I see this often.
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