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I don't understand this obsession with the first derivative of value. GitHub already provides loads of value. I understand they need resources to keep the light
by hyperbovine 10y ago
I don't understand this obsession with the first derivative of value. GitHub already provides loads of value. I understand they need resources to keep the lights on, but they could do that by recouping a tiny fee from their users and most everyone would be happy.
- lowmess 10y agodon't they already attempt to do that though? i don't consider $7/month a large fee. (granted, they could probably get more subscribers at $3-5, but i'm assuming they landed on $7 for a reason)
- sitkack 10y agoThey make vast more quantities off of actual businesses. The $7 repo fee is literally a soft wind on the face of Everest.
- Trundle 10y agoThey're not without alternatives already though. In a changing environment to stay still is to fall behind.
- hyperbovine 10y agoThat's not as big an issue when there are network effects -- look at Craigslist. Plus, what killer feature is bitbucket going to add at this point to make everyone want to switch? They're practically the same product. All the major innovation happened years ago.
- rumcajz 10y agoClickable code view would be nice, e.g: http://lxr.linux.no/linux+v4.9/kernel/async.c http://lxr.linux.no/linux+v4.9/kernel/async.c
- TeMPOraL 10y agoAnd to move is to risk a quick death. I wished existing brands stopped innovating so much. That's e.g. what got Pebble killed. Doubly so when a brand reaches infrastructure level - like Github, or arguably Dropbox. Just don't screw with the product that's working well. Not breaking things isn't expensive.