Sentry CEO mocks coding-tool pricing: hook users, kill the old plan, then raise prices
zeeg · x · 2026-09-04
Sentry CEO David Cramer (zeeg) posted a pointed rhetorical question: what do you call it when a dealer hooks you on a drug, stops selling it, then offers a new — sometimes better, sometimes worse — drug at a much higher price? The post reads as a jab at AI coding tools like Cursor for repeatedly changing plans and raising subscription prices, echoing widespread developer frustration.
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