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What you say makes sense. But that just makes the subscription model of those platform obsolete. Bubble does offer an option to host the app on dedicated infras
by levonterteryan 10y ago
What you say makes sense. But that just makes the subscription model of those platform obsolete. Bubble does offer an option to host the app on dedicated infrastructure but it will be still runnin on bubble with a paid subscription. Another thing is - bubble promised if they ever go out of business and shut down they will make their code open source so that everyone can continue running their apps built on Bubble using their own servers. It sounds fair enough to me.
- nbar1 10y agoYeah... "promised" Consider the trend we're seeing where a company is acquired and ultimately shut down. Those "promises" are (likely) no longer even the founders decision. What happens then? Edit: it may also be a good idea to disclose that you're the founder/CEO of a Bubble partner.
- levonterteryan 10y agoAgree - disclosing that I'm the founder of Bubble certified partner. Been working with them for a while and they really do a great job creating a no code community. Agree that in case if they get sold the decision is no theirs anymore to open or not the source code. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
- onion2k 10y agoWhat you say makes sense. But that just makes the subscription model of those platform obsolete. That just means they'd need to charge more than their estimated customer lifetime value to make it worthwhile. If they thought a customer typically stays on the platform for 18 months then they could charge the equivalent of 19 months of fees to download the code in order to make more money than they would hosting the app themselves. If they factored in the cost saving from keeping the app running and supported they could charge much less and still make more money than they would hosting the app.