# Ulysses \*\* Breaking News \*\*

**URL:** <https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/ulysses-breaking-news/37478>\
**Category:** Scrivener for macOS\
**Tags:** feedback\
**Created:** [August 10, 2017, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/ulysses-breaking-news/37478 "2017-08-10T18:28:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![JimRac](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/jimrac/32/16153_2.png) [@JimRac](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/JimRac)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/ulysses-breaking-news/37478/2 "2017-08-10T18:44:59Z")

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> [@thomas.rabenstein](#):
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> It’s not my writing app, which is obviously Scrivener - but I know many users who go ballistic today, because Ulysses has changed the app license without forewarning and announcement to a subscription model. I can read from the feedback in the user groups that most people are very upset about it, especially those, who just bought the app.
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> While it will be a good opportunity to win new Scrivener users, I now got some comments in our Scrivener user group too, saying (quote): “Don’t feel save, Scrivener will probably follow that pest shortly”. (end quote)
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> While I do not hope this is going to happen, there is a strange feeling in my stomache remaining.  
> Recently, a lot of apps have changed that way and joined “Setapp” for instance.  
> Since a subscription model would change the whole perspective, I hope someone can wipe away that concern for now …  
> Can you?

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> [@Update Model Needs a Change: If only Scrivener 3.0 could arrive earlier](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/update-model-needs-a-change-if-only-scrivener-3-0-could-arrive-earlier/35641/6):
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> Ahhh that is good to hear — especially after my favorite Journal App Day one has made these awkward, untrustworthy step towards a subscription model. Any one here who is using Scrivenre for journaling?

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