Why isn't vibe coding creating more shareware? 4 points by watershawl 6mo ago ↗ HN Back in the late 90s and early 2000s, shareware was common - but now that almost anyone can vibe code software, why aren't we seeing more shareware?
[–] codingdave 6mo ago ↗ We do see it - patreon, buymeacoffee, donations of various kinds. Games with microtransactions. Shareware has just evolved.
[–] CqtGLRGcukpy 6mo ago ↗ I think society has evolved to the point where people want to make as much money as possible, so instead of shareware the person creating it charges money.
[–] apothegm 6mo ago ↗ Shareware kind of gave way to OSS. Software is both shared and installed very differently from when people passed around cloned floppies or even DVDs.
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