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@@ -1531,11 +1531,14 @@ The right question is "*why are there so many taxes and fees?*":
So, what is left for the developer is just a fraction of what you pay.
+In addition, there are significant recurring costs associated with the project.
+For example, Google requires a rather expensive annual security assesment.
+
Also note that most free apps will appear not to be sustainable in the end, whereas FairEmail is properly maintained and supported,
and that free apps may have a catch, like sending privacy sensitive information to the internet.
There are no privacy violating ads in the app either.
-I have been working on FairEmail almost every day for more than four years, so I think the price is more than reasonable.
+I have been working on FairEmail almost every day for more than five years, so I think the price is more than reasonable.
For this reason there won't be discounts either.
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@@ -992,8 +992,9 @@ Visit https://aka.ms/smtp_auth_disabled for more information.
So, what is left for the developer is just a fraction of what you pay.
+In addition, there are significant recurring costs associated with the project. For example, Google requires a rather expensive annual security assesment.
Also note that most free apps will appear not to be sustainable in the end, whereas FairEmail is properly maintained and supported, and that free apps may have a catch, like sending privacy sensitive information to the internet. There are no privacy violating ads in the app either.
-I have been working on FairEmail almost every day for more than four years, so I think the price is more than reasonable. For this reason there won’t be discounts either.
+I have been working on FairEmail almost every day for more than five years, so I think the price is more than reasonable. For this reason there won’t be discounts either.