Dictionary.com “devastated” paid users by abruptly deleting saved words lists
Dictionary website isn’t offering refunds and is now only available with ads.
Not shocking, but really wild that they claim that shit like saved lists "can't" have been carried over or exported. Giving zero heads-up is the most "fuck you" part of it for users (especially saying it to people that bothered paying). I hope that it creates even more converts to piracy in general, and that what money they were getting goes to zero. Also hoping that any FOSS projects (would be nice to see free but proprietary ones also) that use dictionary.com as defaults or in API quickly remove them.
Why would they do this? It’s not like the handful of database entries for this feature would cost some huge gob of money. Bizarre.
this explanation they gave is retarded.
Unfortunately, since the coding technology that was used in the previous app version is different from what is used in the new app, it is not possible to recover word lists.
You deleted my saved word list! You're such a.... Umm... Fuck I don't remember what that word was and I can't find it!!
:P
Maybe try checking your premium Thesaurus.com account to find words with a similar meaning!
This is shitty behavior by the company (and a reminder not to rely on online services for anything, not even storing your shopping list). But it isn't Doctorowian enshitification. It isn't a focus shift from consumers to suppliers to then be able to hold both captive, squeeze them dry, and making the service worse in the process. This is just new management pissing off nerds.
