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A bug saved the company

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379 points ingve | 1 comments | 24 Aug 25 09:55 UTC | HN request time: 0.341s | source
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dlcarrier ◴[26 Aug 25 06:59 UTC] No.45023173[source]▶
So, letting people try it out it for two weeks prevented them from buying it? That doesn't reflect well on customer satisfaction.
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1. butlike ◴[27 Aug 25 16:19 UTC] No.45041686[source]▶
What always happens with me is that I'll install the plugin, activate its trial ( as part of the installation process in my mind), then completely forget to get around to testing it until the trial is up.

I know it kind of falls under "user error," but I really wish these plugins had a metered trial period. Like 8 hours of actual usage instead of starting the clock from the time of activation.