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> We have to get rid of the idea that the default form of software is supposed to be a webpage. You need to know why that becomes the norm rather than the exce
by gutnor 10y ago
> We have to get rid of the idea that the default form of software is supposed to be a webpage.
You need to know why that becomes the norm rather than the exception. Ease of management, installation, upgrade, ... is really what drove those changes back to centralised server.
Solve those issues and people will go back to develop local application again. Actually, those issues are solved on mobile and every app store is testament to that.
As a side note, it is interesting to note that Cloud providers could be seen as the ultimate free software end game. Remember the "make your money on support, distribute software for free" ? Well that's what cloud provider are doing: they are just selling you convenience and support in a box on top of what is overwhelmingly free software.
- granos 10y agoThey are also exploiting economies of scale. For Amazon, the marginal cost of a server is very small. For some startup, bringing up and maintaining a data center is astronomically expensive. By going with a cloud provider instead of hiring their own staff and buying their own hardware they save lots of money. If you don't need control over the hardware and networking and such then you can save money on the responsibility for it.