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I'd totally pay for something like this, but not $90/year. I'd pay $90 per year for an all-in-one-service to replace Google, but with open source and privacy.
by wegs2 6y ago
I'd totally pay for something like this, but not $90/year. I'd pay $90 per year for an all-in-one-service to replace Google, but with open source and privacy.
It seems like a tough business model, to try to sell a one-off utility like this. Over a 50 year lifetime, that's $4,500.
It feels like in the eighties, I'd pay $20 (which is $40 in today's dollars) for a shareware tool, and it'd do this for the rest of my life (or until my 80286 running DOS became obsolete, whichever came first).
- chrysoprace 6y agoLuckily it's AGPL 3.0 licensed, so you can happily host it yourself, potentially at a much lower cost.
- kristianp 6y agoThere's always people who aren't prepared to pay the asking price. Maybe they should charge more, especially if it means there's a sustainable business that isn't going to get sold and shut down.
- wegs2 6y agoProfit = number of users x number of sales (Minus costs, which are low for a web service) There's a point that maximizes profit, and my point was that $4,500 might be a bit beyond that for a personal CRM.
- dyeje 6y agoYou can host it yourself for free.
- j3th9n 6y agoI could host it for you for €49/year: joostwebhost.nl . You'll get email with it too, all running on open source software. :-) I mainly focus on WordPress hosting now, but I will add this to my services too.