Indie dev: AI has flooded the market with 100x more plugins, forcing business model rethink
DeliciousOrangina · reddit · 2026-10-19
An indie developer who builds music apps and VST plugins reports that new plugin releases have grown roughly 100x in the past month, and even hardware digital instruments are being decompiled and open-sourced — $2,000-$3,000 synthesizers are now free if you know where to look.
He asks how software companies can sustain themselves in 2-4 years, arguing business models will have to change. A firsthand view of AI disrupting traditional software sales.
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