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fix: Removing Fork example with Postico 2. #1
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Let's think for a minute of what happens
when we purchase something online.
Assume we want to [buy Fork](https://git-fork.com/buy),
a neat open-source Git GUI.
Assume we want to [buy Postico2](https://eggerapps.at/postico2/),
a PostgreSQL database editor.

<img width="1198" alt="buy-fork-1" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/17494745/208933958-8747bf88-cd74-4ec1-8739-430fdb1874ab.png">
<img width="1214" alt="buy-1" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/17494745/209847803-5fae9197-afed-46c3-9746-5faaac73fe6f.png">

If we click the `Buy Fork` button,
we are met with a modal
for a one-time purchase license.
If we click the `Buy Postico 2` button,
we are redirected to a page where we can buy a license.

<img width="1198" alt="buy-fork-modal" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/17494745/208934931-e5dedff8-5852-49bf-afe3-55d4f8ea9649.png">
<img width="1214" alt="buy-2" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/17494745/209847802-afc048d9-9fbd-42d0-8e0f-3f117a5bdeac.png">

If we proceed to payment,
we can pay through Paypal
or Apple Pay
or even with any credit-card!
we can pay with a credit card or Paypal.

<img width="1198" alt="buy-fork-options" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/17494745/208935302-d7c724a8-cc1c-4026-9743-83c8a25066f6.png">
<img width="1214" alt="buy-3" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/17494745/209847799-66c8c54e-bf16-4719-a324-2b7793e7be21.png">

But how was this implemented?
Is there any service behind this?
For those with a keen eye,
you might have noticed
that in the lower third of the screen,
that in the upprt third of the screen,
it seems that this transaction
is being handled by
[`Paddle.com`](https://www.paddle.com/).
[`MyCommerce.com`](https://www.mycommerce.com/).

`Paddle.com` can be described as a
`MyCommerce.com` can be described as a
*payment infrastructure provider*
that takes care of transactions
and payments made by the users of your application
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it's because it offers both `payment gateway` and `payment processor`
bundled together (alongside a myriad of other features).

## Okay... but where does `Paddle` come into all of this?

Now that we got the important concepts out of the way,
you might be wondering:
"That's cool, but what does this have to do
with the `Paddle` example you gave earlier?"

Glad you asked! 👍
## Okay... I've seen people using `Paddle`. Is it any different?

If you've done online shopping before,
you probably came across a button like this,
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