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I agree with both points of view. I have run my own business for the past 15 years and no, customers don't care what goes on behind the scenes, "perception is everything".
I also agree that while there will always be a free version of everything, once people can charge reasonable rates , they can afford to put more time towards it which inturn produces a product or service that is of a higher quality.
This was my thinking behind offering a marketplace "similar to how stock photos work". If the author made for example $5 (yes with a small commission for the service provider) every time their data is downloaded, and it was downloaded x number of times, they would in turn be able to justify buying that nicer OTA or spend those extra couple of hours on a target which inturn pushes everyone's abilities and grows the hobby.
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