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Ask HN: Would you pay a 20$/m subscription for...?

by nvk·13y ago·6 comments·view on hn ↗

Brainstorming exercise:

I would like to know services, products, web or mobile you would be willing to pay a $20/m subscription.

Existing (could be improved) or non-existing. Ideas could be crazy or stupid, doesn't matter, just list it as long as you would be willing to pay — I really mean you are holding your credit card in your hands as you list it.

This could be for business or personal.

Shamelessly based on http://hackerne.ws/item?id=4727087 — "Ask HN: what would you pay a 50$/m subscription for?"

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Very little; subscriptions add up fast. The only thing I can think of is if it was attached to something where I'm already spending more than $20/month - so maybe a service that would watch ebay (or in my case Yahoo auctions Japan) for things that I wanted and then buy them when they're cheap.

At work I'd try and convince employers to pay $20/month for an eclipse that didn't crash. Or managed IRC hosting (though hipchat pretty much fills that niche).

A web-based gmail client that manages multiple accounts in columns. Almost like AOL Alto, but columns instead of stacks. Something like tweetdeck.

(I hate mail.app)

I'd like that as well, email is broken but is not going away.

I think the solution (for now) is in the client metaphor.

Some of my list:

- Magical receipt bookkeeping with year end submission

- Total communication solution, Phone # + IM + Cell & Desktop clients.

- Group collaboration/communication (Campfire sucks), I like IRC but it's limited.

- Social media hub, that is well thought trough for each service.

- Movie Downloading service (streaming is not good enough)

- Coffee beans + loose Tea delivered.

- Better e-mail solution (email fixed).

- Automated topic research.

more to come...

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I pay for the VPS, I would pay for a movie streaming service that had all the film as soon as they get on dvd. Not much more.