That's missing out entirely on the point of Sandstorm, which is to provide users with the ability to host their own cloud software. Sandstorm as a business was

That's missing out entirely on the point of Sandstorm, which is to provide users with the ability to host their own cloud software. Sandstorm as a business was meant to be in support of that goal, rather than the product being made to fit whatever would make the business profitable at the expense of its goals.