[One (M8) Original Android Development] Neo:
So, let's cover some of your points shall we? I mean, coming from another developer and all ;)

When we start out doing this stuff, it's fun. Sure it has it's headaches and frustrations at time, but it's enjoyable. However, when a ton of people begin complaining that they have to pay for an exploit now when they hadn't in the past, it gets annoying... REAL annoying. So what do you do when you have members who cry about exploits used to being free? You close the free exploit down of course! Can't complain anymore if your only choice is to pay because there is no longer a "chance" at free unlocking. So you wanna unlock your device? Pay like everyone else going forward. I personally feel it was a mistake offering the exploit free because face it... We live in such an bratty entitled society these days where kids are used to getting everything they have for free. None of this would have been an issue if exploits weren't free to begin with. THAT'S the indiscriminate truth.

You know what's stupid? Not understanding that these exploits are constantly being patched where they no longer work. DRRRRRRR That is development genius. Why continue trying to make a free exploit continue to work when the entitled crowd is griping about having to pay to unlock and telling the developer they are basically monopolizing upon themselves? I'd think "to heck with all of you guys. Figure it out yourself or pay up you entitled brats."

And?.... ... ?? Cool story bro. Popularity doesn't mean it should continue. Arg=invalid

Hey it is what it is. The few ruin it for the masses. That's life. Attacking the developer for choosing to do what he wants with his code is a pretty dumb thing to do... Seriously. I mean, that's what you're doing right now.

Takes one to know one doesn't it little buddy? ;)

What we have here folks is, yet again, another low post, non contributing, self entitled member griping about the cost of exploits with more conspiracy theories who thinks he actually knows how the developers work and think. This story gets so old that to save everyone the grief of having to read it all, I will do you all the delightful service of providing the cliff notes (since I'm such a nice guy).

Entitled member cries about exploits and talks about money surrounding it, has ridiculous notions that anger the developers further (who have every right to put a price tag on their code or do whatever they want with it for that matter) and all other developers and "real" XDA members, continues to gripe after being warned by site staff to stop, and is finally awarded an all inclusive one way free ticket to IP Bansville (since he likes receiving free stuff and all).

This particular story however has only just made it to the "warning chapter" but fret not my dear boys and girls, I guarantee that it always ends the same.

There is now only an exploit that will most likely work for a small price, or your money back guaranteed. That's it.

Put up or shut up.

I don't want to read any more gripes about the cost of exploits or the old moaning theories about developers trying to monopolize against themselves with their code because, honestly? They can do whatever they want with their code.

You guys are lucky and should be grateful that Sunshine hasn't doubled in price. I guarantee that even then people would continue to pay for it... After all, android is quite the obsessive hobby and what would you honestly be able to do here without root access?

Not a good idea to piss off the only developers holding the only key to unlocking your device now is it? Unfortunately, it's always the spoiled few who mess it up for the rest of us.

-Neo

#re-used rant ftw