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I wish more web services provided opensource versions (Service-as-a-Software). Large orgs would still pay for service contracts even if they self host, and just

I wish more web services provided opensource versions (Service-as-a-Software). Large orgs would still pay for service contracts even if they self host, and just having the option makes everyone more likely to invest on top of your service.

karussell 10y ago
But you can bet what then most of your customers do, right? This sounds good in theory but is really tough in practice ...
rwallace 10y ago
This is a very good point. Even if you don't want to self-host and you'd rather use a service, having the software available as open source so you can self-host if you so choose, makes it more rational to use the service, because it makes it harder for you to be screwed the way OP's startup was.