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Well, this sucks. If the idea itself wasn't dystopian enough, all of the claims are thinly-veiled bullshit. > 90% Off Device Cost Only if you're not counting

Well, this sucks. If the idea itself wasn't dystopian enough, all of the claims are thinly-veiled bullshit. > 90% Off Device Cost Only if you're not counting the subscription fees. A thin client ($150 according to you, and that seems to be on the low side) and a year of the $60 plan would cost $870. You can get a lot of laptop for that money, and it would last longer than a year. And it wouldn't be tethered to the internet. > Booste apps have no speed limit. The elastic cloud delivers the processing performance you need, when you need it. It's still running on hardware eventually, there will inevitably be performance limits. > 100x Faster Peer-to-Peer File Sharing How does that help you, if it then has to get to your computer in the least efficient format possible? > Code, run, test, and deploy projects without changing your desktop workflow. Or.. I could just do that from my desktop, changing even less. > [No] Expensive laptops See above. > [No] software installs Read as: no flexibility. > [No] updates You might not be told that they're happening, but the continuous detereoration will still be there. But now you can't even do anything about it! > [No] dependency conflicts I'm almost surprised it doesn't claim to solve world peace. > [No] virtual machines Presumably it's running in one? > [No] OS compatibility Nonsense. You're only running Windows 10, and adding even more compatibility problems on top of that.

VvR-Ox 7y ago
- I agree, it sucks - A friend just had to use similar BS when he started at another company and I am already excited about all the funny stories he'll tell me - We can already minimize resource consumption by using apps and OSes which are more efficient. While Win10 is total crap for example, a laptop from 2005 still works as a decent Dev-machine with Linux on it (it basically costs <200$ and you can upgrade it to some degree) When I read about these ideas I imagine people sitting in front of their 2000$ Apple-MBP's just to connect to some AWS-shit that costs even more just "to be able to work" - it's kind of funny but also stupid.
mkoryak 7y ago
You're being too harsh. Yes his price is probably a bit high for the average user, but it is probably this way either because he's passing on his small scale cost or he made up some numbers. I use Google's web based IDE to write code (at work), and it is a game changer. I can pick up where I left off from any device (that's not a phone). I used to be a die hard intellij fan, but now I never use it. Why? Because it's not in the cloud.
- ZeroCool2u 7y ago
  What's this web based IDE called? Can you drop a link to it please?
  - comtn 7y ago
    I assume he means https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/gcp/introducing-google-cloud-shels-new-code-editor https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/gcp/introducing-googl... but there are a plethora of online IDE's that can integrate well with GCP. I miss Bespin, it later became skywriter, and was eventually integrated into the ACE online editor. For the few times I needed to edit something on the go, and didn't have my laptop, it worked wonderfully. I was not a big fan of the direction it took, moving away from what I would consider a fully opensource platform, to a paid one, but it does its job, and it does it well. GCP cloud editor uses Eclipse Orion. I am excited to see the expansion of the project, and the direction it takes. Cloud IDE's have always been badass.
- edunteman 7y ago
  Thanks for the kind support, mkoryak. Pricing could reasonably drop to $15/monthly for the unlimited plan, once I reach scale. The current system is not at all cost optimized; each user is a significant cost to me. Economies of scale and cloud-side tech has not been built out, because Booste is pre-product-market-fit and simply assessing interest. The web-based-IDE "Game Changer" is very interesting, and a direction I've considered. Flexible and customizable compute backend. Would be curious to learn which IDE you're using.
edunteman 7y ago
This direct critique is actually very appreciated. From this I've learned that the website and HN post need to better back up the claims made and paint some clarity as to what is happening in the system. The intent is not to sell snake oil. I have a free version available for users to assess the product themselves and make that decision. If you personally got into the system, launched a desktop, and were unsatisfied, please email me at erik@booste.io or call me on my personal cell (331) 262-8169.

VvR-Ox 7y ago

- I agree, it sucks - A friend just had to use similar BS when he started at another company and I am already excited about all the funny stories he'll tell me - We can already minimize resource consumption by using apps and OSes which are more efficient. While Win10 is total crap for example, a laptop from 2005 still works as a decent Dev-machine with Linux on it (it basically costs <200$ and you can upgrade it to some degree) When I read about these ideas I imagine people sitting in front of their 2000$ Apple-MBP's just to connect to some AWS-shit that costs even more just "to be able to work" - it's kind of funny but also stupid.

mkoryak 7y ago

You're being too harsh. Yes his price is probably a bit high for the average user, but it is probably this way either because he's passing on his small scale cost or he made up some numbers. I use Google's web based IDE to write code (at work), and it is a game changer. I can pick up where I left off from any device (that's not a phone). I used to be a die hard intellij fan, but now I never use it. Why? Because it's not in the cloud.

ZeroCool2u 7y ago
What's this web based IDE called? Can you drop a link to it please?
- comtn 7y ago
  I assume he means https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/gcp/introducing-google-cloud-shels-new-code-editor https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/gcp/introducing-googl... but there are a plethora of online IDE's that can integrate well with GCP. I miss Bespin, it later became skywriter, and was eventually integrated into the ACE online editor. For the few times I needed to edit something on the go, and didn't have my laptop, it worked wonderfully. I was not a big fan of the direction it took, moving away from what I would consider a fully opensource platform, to a paid one, but it does its job, and it does it well. GCP cloud editor uses Eclipse Orion. I am excited to see the expansion of the project, and the direction it takes. Cloud IDE's have always been badass.
edunteman 7y ago
Thanks for the kind support, mkoryak. Pricing could reasonably drop to $15/monthly for the unlimited plan, once I reach scale. The current system is not at all cost optimized; each user is a significant cost to me. Economies of scale and cloud-side tech has not been built out, because Booste is pre-product-market-fit and simply assessing interest. The web-based-IDE "Game Changer" is very interesting, and a direction I've considered. Flexible and customizable compute backend. Would be curious to learn which IDE you're using.

edunteman 7y ago

This direct critique is actually very appreciated. From this I've learned that the website and HN post need to better back up the claims made and paint some clarity as to what is happening in the system. The intent is not to sell snake oil. I have a free version available for users to assess the product themselves and make that decision. If you personally got into the system, launched a desktop, and were unsatisfied, please email me at erik@booste.io or call me on my personal cell (331) 262-8169.