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I have nothing against people wanting to make money but don't put a free product then yank it out under my feet once I'm comfortable using it (I'm not affected
by jmnicolas 6y ago
I have nothing against people wanting to make money but don't put a free product then yank it out under my feet once I'm comfortable using it (I'm not affected in this case since i don't use mapbox, but the CentOS treachery is still hurting).
At least 50% of my work projects happen because the resources I'm using are free. If it isn't free, the project either doesn't happen, or I spend a few months coding what is missing.
So I'd rather they tell me upfront that I can't afford their product than waste my time.
- RivieraKid 6y ago> but don't put a free product then yank it out under my feet once I'm comfortable using it Why? This strategy often maximizes shareholder value. Provide a free product in the growth phase and once you shake off competitors and build a moat (aka a monopoly), you start taking profits. Charging money during the growth phase will slow down the growth.
- bigbubba 6y agoBecause it's a dick move to waste people's time, and it's also a dick move to expect 'but I'm maximizing shareholder value!' to make people feel better about their time being wasted.
- jmnicolas 6y agoI can't tell if you're serious or if it's sarcasm but I'll assume it's serious. First as bigbubba said it's a dick move and second, do you really want users that have no trust in your company. Google is missing a lot of potential users for its cloud business due to them killing products on seemingly random basis.
- RivieraKid 6y agoI was just trying to explain how Mapbox investors think. Their primary goal is to grow Mapbox as fast and possible and then make money, that's why they've invested in the first place. They don't care that some people could consider their strategy a dick move.