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Show HN: Spiteware.ai – A catalog of apps built out of spite at unfair pricing

A new site called Spiteware.ai launched as a catalog of free software clones built by developers in response to paid products charging for features they consider should be free, according to its Show HN post. The site defines "spiteware" as software written because an existing product charged money for something that should obviously be free, citing an example of a notes app that raised its price.

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spite·ware noun #

/ˈspaɪt.wɛər/ · uncountable, like rage

  1. Software written because an existing product charged money for something that should obviously be free. "He wrote spiteware after the third 'upgrade to Pro' popup."
  2. A free clone of a paid tool, built by someone who got fed up. "Notion asked for $10. He shipped spiteware by Sunday."

Origin: spite + -ware. First recorded shortly after a notes app raised its price. See also: revengeware, "I could build that in a weekend."

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