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(warning: sorry, off-topic a bit here...) hey nathan - glad to find you on here. (it's Shanti) I've been meaning to tell you... is your model a hosted one?
by sbraford 20y ago
(warning: sorry, off-topic a bit here...)
hey nathan - glad to find you on here. (it's Shanti)
I've been meaning to tell you... is your model a hosted one?
One space that Google (nor Sprout) will ever dominate is a software model where you allow clients to install your app on their own servers or VPSes. (i.e. a JumpBox)
Clients then get the best of both worlds:
1) Your killer UI
2) Privacy/Security/Control of their companies email data on their own server
Sure you've thought of this, just thought I'd give it a plug.
- litepost 20y agoHey Shanti- glad to find you here as well! :) Yes this is along the same lines of what I am thinking recently too. It has become impossible to compete with Google 'on their own terms' (so to speak). So why not just tilt the gameboard a little bit, change the turf, even the playing field back out a little bit? :) (Pardon the worn cliches.) But seriously, on a related note, here's a very recent article partially addressing this topic: Read/Write Web interviewing Google's open source chieftain (Chris DiBona): http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/interview_with_4.php http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/interview_with_4.php
- sbraford 20y agoNathan - yes, exactly. I think there's a huge market for something like this. Not to mention partnering up with other big boys in the space to leverage their networks / customers.