You asked for a refund, or you did a charge-back and let them find out that way? Very different concepts. Did you request a refund, get refused, then do a charge-back? What sort of checkpoints did you have during development?
Every story is an opportunity to snark. You should ban the account that made the comment not suppress the controversial information. The information that FinFisher supports/profits/enables oppressive governments should not be hidden just because you don't like the comments.
All new accounts are not toss away accounts. Every account is new one day... Why don't you explain why my first comment is off point. The Ask HN question was "Did you get "never have to work again rich" through software?" gregschlom's answer was "Yes", then he goes on to explain how he plans to work on small projects to support his lifestyle. How is he "never have to work again rich" if he has to work again? It looks like his comment was edited, so maybe the provenance is lost on this little misunderstanding. But I'd like you to explain your snipe at me.
So you are not "never have to work again rich" through software? If you have to work on small projects to sustain your lifestyle, that is working. Work is work even if you like it. But thanks for sharing.