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[–] 43 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Almost the best of both worlds right?

Creator gets a huge payout, well deserved. Users install VLC, see ads, exit, search web for “VLC ads”, see the fork, re-install having wasted 2-3 minutes total. Eventually “VLC Origin” is the only one anybody talks about.

Those who can stomach ads don’t bother finding the ad-free version, and still use great software. Even the advertisers win.

(This assumes no abusive telemetry / spyware.)

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