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King: Here's some land for you to work on. Serf: But we don't own it. King: You need to improve your soft skills. Serf: Sir, we don't own it. King: You need
by emblem21 10y ago
King: Here's some land for you to work on.
Serf: But we don't own it.
King: You need to improve your soft skills.
Serf: Sir, we don't own it.
King: You need to realize that you're going to starve if you don't start farming now.
Serf: Sir, how much of the food will you take for working on your land?
King: Don't worry about the agrarian debt or vendor lock. Think of me as a land-as-a-service provider.
Serf: But...
King: I already have deals with farm tools to offer you at a discount! $40 a month with $0.01 per pound of food created! Also, friendly reminder of soft skills..
Serf: Well, sir... I... I guess my farm has yet-to-be-proven...
You can't differentiate your product if you are the product. Tech service startups are just renters of digital property they can never own. They're the street shops of the internet.
- dpc_pw 10y agoPoor analogy. Virtual land is unlimited. You can get your servers quite fast if you need to. Plus being a commodity, prices race to the bottom, and if designed right, you can swap you "landlord" rather easily - move your dockers elsewhere.
- bfstein 10y agoAgreed. This king/serf analogy works for any supplier/buyer relationship. King: here's some steel for you to use. ...
- emblem21 10y agoLand is, technically, unlimited in the real world as well. Not all of it is accessible (other planets) or fertile (desert) Not all virtual land is the same, either. Some virtual land is a vendor doing streaming-as-a-service. Some is payment processing-as-a-service. Containers cannot help you regarding the leased farming equipment. No matter what land you move you, you'll still need those third-party services.
- r2dnb 10y ago>You can't differentiate your product if you are the product. This is it, totally agree with that.