Hey folks , recently, TopazLabs (well-known in the AI video/image enhancement space) announced they're shifting from lifetime licenses to subscriptions only. That's sparked a lot of chatter - some say subscriptions feel cheaper upfront, but many users feel it becomes more expensive long term, especially since canceling can be tricky and refunds are limited.
We're curious to hear what the Product Hunt community thinks about this shift:
As a user, do you prefer subscriptions or lifetime licenses? Do you see a difference between desktop apps vs. online/cloud apps? Why?
As an AI developer or maker, which pricing model makes you feel more confident investing in for the long term?
We just launched a feature in Datastripes that makes building synthetic scenarios effortless.
But before all, what are these Synthetic scenarios? They are simulated what-if datasets created from real data to model extreme events, crises, or growth, letting you explore potential outcomes without waiting for them to happen.
Whether you want to simulate a black swan, a market crash, or a sudden growth surge, you can now do it visually, entirely in-browser, with zero backend setup.
I posed this question to a friend, and honestly, his response didn t surprise me.
He said, AI summarization tools just aren t that useful. He often misses meetings or workshops and relies on AI to draft meeting notes or summaries for him. At first, it seemed promising. But over time, he realized the summaries were mostly just correct nonsense a rehash of the agenda, lacking depth, and often missing key points. I couldn t agree more. I ve had similar issues. After looking into most of the AI summarization tools on the market, I noticed something: these tools do the basics they summarize, analyze, and create outlines quickly. But the real problem is, I just can t trust the way they filter out irrelevant details while keeping the important ones. What an AI considers important or accurate often doesn t align with my perspective and sometimes it s the other way around. But what about you? Have AI summarization tools actually been helpful to you, or do they just feel like a waste of time?
99% of custom GPTs are of poor quality, but I believe there's still that 1% that are incredibly valuable. Have you ever encountered a GPT that you just couldn't stop using once you started?
