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I admire your enthusiasm, but most users don’t want to think about or manage these things. Convenience and consistency of experience is the reason for giant cor
by wskinner 8y ago
I admire your enthusiasm, but most users don’t want to think about or manage these things. Convenience and consistency of experience is the reason for giant corporations to own these services, and unless there is a compelling shift in consumer preferences, that seems unlikely to change.
- toomuchtodo 8y agoA million upvotes. $50/year for FastMail to host my email is worth more to me than spending even one hour a year debugging mail server issues on my own hosted instance. Not even once!
- z3t4 8y agoIt doesn't need to be that difficult. For example, you do not need a CS degree to own a TV, or a smart-fridge, it just works.
- bananadonkey 8y agoCan you open source your tv and smart fridge designs so we can get in on the action? An intro to your parts suppliers and negotiating mates rates would also help.