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Interestingly, might've been better to: a) release open source versions and announce pricing increase in the future. b) reduce people using the free 30 transac
by tmsh 11y ago
Interestingly, might've been better to:
a) release open source versions and announce pricing increase in the future.
b) reduce people using the free 30 transactions / second limit.
c) maintain in maintenance mode indefinitely.
I just don't get why companies shut down services unless they're folding them into open source projects (like Freebase into Wikidata). Maintenance mode seems cheap to me, but maybe I'm missing something?
I am most curious about Facebook's strategy for this. Total guesses - but maybe they have another developer platform in the works? Maybe it's just the focus on core businesses, but it is most curious.
Anyway, I love parse! Cool it's open source now.
- RussianCow 11y agoKeep in mind that this is Facebook, so it's likely they just had better things for those developers to do that would generate the company more revenue. It's not in Facebook's interest to keep a business running that's barely breaking even, especially when they can take the team and put it to use elsewhere within the company. (Not that I know what Parse's financials look like, but I'm guessing they aren't making boatloads of money.)