Post #2042930
2023-03-01 21:56 UTC
Replies (40)
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@jaygogh@mastodon.world 2023-03-01 22:01
@gruber@mastodon.social You have: “the carpet out from other them”
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@fishcharlie@mastodon.social 2023-03-01 22:03
@gruber@mastodon.social Wish there was more clarity about what happens if I migrate my subscription from Tweetbot to Ivory, considering I also paid for an Ivory subscription. Any insight @paul@tapbots.social @ivory@tapbots.social?
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@jcvignes@piaille.fr 2023-03-01 22:07
@gruber@mastodon.social thanks for the article, I had no idea refunds were automatic, I had to redownload the app to decline!
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@adamrice@c.im 2023-03-01 22:09
@gruber@mastodon.social I’m curious if Apple had to do anything on the app store’s back end to facilitate these options.
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@allintensiveporpoises@hachyderm.io 2023-03-01 22:10
@gruber@mastodon.social a little typo here:
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@mattisenhower@mastodon.social 2023-03-01 22:12
@gruber@mastodon.social Now where's the DF Mastodon Tootbot? :)
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@nonformality@youth.social 2023-03-01 22:12
@gruber@mastodon.social done!
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@rusto88@mastodon.social 2023-03-01 22:13
@gruber@mastodon.social Was a no-brainer for me to "donate" the rest of my Tweetbot subscription to Tapbots.
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@jpgoulet@mastodon.social 2023-03-01 22:14
@gruber@mastodon.social Any update on the @daringfireball@mastodon.social bot?
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@ByMatthewPorter@mastodon.social 2023-03-01 22:20
@gruber@mastodon.social A note from my experience: when I updated and opened the Tweetbot iPad app, I still did not see the pop-up about subscription refund options. I had to update and open the app on iPhone to tap the “I don’t need a refund” button. Which I did without hesitation. I’ve already paid for Ivory, and over the years I’ve gotten more value than I’ve paid for from Tapbots apps. I hope the company gets through this OK.
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@cspwal@techhub.social 2023-03-01 22:21
@gruber@mastodon.social it’s unclear to me what happens to those who are subscribed monthly. Probably worth me downloading and finding out
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@dustinsvehlak@newsie.social 2023-03-01 22:22
@gruber@mastodon.social thank you for posting this. Since my Tweetbot subscription was over in early Feb, I figured this wasn’t even an option for me. But after reading your article, I downloaded Tweetbot again and was happy to smash that “I don’t need a refund” button for the final 3 weeks of my subscription. I hope more people do the same because I cannot imagine how impactful this has been for @tapbots@tapbots.social and I love their apps so much!
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@samuel_wade@mstdn.ca 2023-03-01 22:28
@gruber@mastodon.social Thanks, I’d assumed I could just not claim a refund. Have now actively declined it. Seems worth noting that Apple also has some agency here. It might want to exercise some discretion to avoid setting an awkward precedent, but they could do a lot to limit the damage in these extraordinary circumstances.
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@leoncowle@hachyderm.io 2023-03-01 22:32
@gruber@mastodon.social Typo @gruber@mastodon.social: “…refund surely assume that they money they’ve spent…”
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@Abazigal@mastodon.social 2023-03-01 22:34
@gruber@mastodon.social Done and done. Thank you again for highlighting this. It genuinely skipped my attention.
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@amanson@hachyderm.io 2023-03-01 22:35
@gruber@mastodon.social wow, thanks for posting this! I had no idea it would be automatic. Redownloaded and opted out.
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@sparse_array@hachyderm.io 2023-03-01 22:37
@gruber@mastodon.social Thanks for sharing this John.
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@javerous@mamot.fr 2023-03-01 22:39
@gruber@mastodon.social Good to know, I uninstalled my Tweetbot, but I don’t need a refund.
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@juandesant@astrodon.social 2023-03-01 22:40
@gruber@mastodon.social I love this footnote: «The only thing Musk has successfully done with Twitter is twist it into a company in his own mold, utterly devoid of the most essential of human qualities: honesty, grace, and empathy. » Amen to that.
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@Craktok@mas.to 2023-03-01 22:40
@gruber@mastodon.social I know it’s a serious subject, but I LOVE “Phony Stark”!! Bravo 👏🏾👏🏾
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@MGDominguez@mastodon.social 2023-03-01 22:42
@gruber@mastodon.social I had no idea about this. I moved to @ivory@tapbots.social when they made the beta available. Had to re-download to decline the refund. Thanks for the heads up.
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@chashollywood@mastodon.online 2023-03-01 22:49
@gruber@mastodon.social thanks for this - i had deleted tweetbot. Re-installed and chose no refund for sure!
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@ac@sfba.social 2023-03-01 22:55
@gruber@mastodon.social Did this. Space Karen can shove his social media company straight up his 5-hole; @tapbots@tapbots.social and @Iconfactory@iconfactory.world are far more important and useful companies who deserve my money.
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@gorskic@mastodon.online 2023-03-01 22:59
@gruber@mastodon.social Thanks for the reminder, John. The last people I want to see hurt by the royal shitlord are Tapbots.
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@frostyw@vulpine.club 2023-03-01 23:00
@gruber@mastodon.social thank you for pointing this out!
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@darylgrunau@mstdn.social 2023-03-01 23:01
@gruber@mastodon.social thanks for posting. Had to redownload tweetbot to decline refund. Happily on ivory now
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@RickWilliams@mastodon.social 2023-03-01 23:03
@gruber@mastodon.social ouch. The refund being automatic with an in app opt out for an app most users have deleted it not a good situation. Hopefully your post helps get some reinstalls.
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@DarthSarcasm@mastodon.online 2023-03-01 23:10
@gruber@mastodon.social boosted. I was lucky enough to have a renewal come up just after the shutdown, and so cancelled the renewal and Tapbots owe me nothing. But for the many years of good times, and those still to come on Ivory, it’s the least I can do to help them out.
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@jcsnotes@mastodon.world 2023-03-01 23:27
@gruber@mastodon.social thanks for the pointer. Just did it.
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@jfournier@mstdn.social 2023-03-01 23:32
@gruber@mastodon.social thanks for this. I had tried Ivory, but not subscribed. Your post pushed me to do so. You have no skin in the game, but are putting your reputational capital at work to help these two companies. That’s noble of you. Much appreciated.
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@mhbaker@mas.to 2023-03-01 23:38
@gruber@mastodon.social can anyone beat this awful timing for renewal?
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@yoshi@techhub.social 2023-03-01 23:54
@gruber@mastodon.social Really appreciate you posting this. I happily reinstalled the app and tapped the “I Don’t Need a Refund” button but I wouldn’t have known to do that without your post.
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@bitrot@toot.io 2023-03-01 23:54
@gruber@mastodon.social Done! Thanks for the prompt, John. I had 320 days left on my subscription. Nice warm feeling. ☺️
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@maxleibman@mastodon.social 2023-03-01 23:55
@gruber@mastodon.social Done. Musk is a chickenshit dilettante. May Ivory (and whatever the Icon Factory does next) find new heights of success as his kingdom burns.
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@james_tallon@mastodon.social 2023-03-02 00:05
@gruber@mastodon.social done and done. Btw, fuck Elon.
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@kentbrew@xoxo.zone 2023-03-02 00:23
@gruber@mastodon.social thanks, this is an especially important message to get out, especially the bits about actively saying you don't need a refund. Would you consider adding a hashtag or two so Mastodon's search would turn it up later? Maybe #twitterific and #tweetbot?
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@hayden@procursus.social 2023-03-02 00:25
@gruber@mastodon.social I suspect another great way to help is by not using the platform that destroyed countless small businesses out of the blue because of ego?
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@larryroth@hachyderm.io 2023-03-02 00:33
@gruber@mastodon.social since opting out of refunds also benefits Apple--it would be cool if they returned the favor and picked up the tab for the refunds Tapbots and Iconfactory need to provide. It maybe not be their responsibility, but both companies have been exemplars of the benefits of building on top of the Apple ecosystem.
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@vinyldust@mstdn.ca 2023-03-02 00:50
@gruber@mastodon.social yup- fully agree - don’t need the refund and already subbed to @ivory@tapbots.social !
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@dalton@stranger.social 2023-03-02 00:52
@gruber@mastodon.social Big thumbs up for this post, declining a refund is the least I can do for years of service from a great app. I uninstalled Tweetbot a couple of weeks ago, I never would have known otherwise.