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You cannot seriously believe that GitLab is a decade long bait-and-switch tactic. If it was done in a year or immediately after gaining huge momentum, then sur
by lizardactivist 4y ago
You cannot seriously believe that GitLab is a decade long bait-and-switch tactic.
If it was done in a year or immediately after gaining huge momentum, then sure we'll listen, but again, GitHub has been around for so long that it's clear they simply couldn't predict the growth and handle the increase in cost.
- dudeinjapan 4y agoNo, I do not believe it is a "decade long" bait-and-switch. I believe it is an opportunistic bait-and-switch. I don't know exactly what's going on at GitLab, but this is a classic pattern when the motivations of founders ("Let's make something cool to help other coders, and make a buck in the process") are supplanted by the motivations of VCs ("Fuck the coders, lets make as much money as possible in the term.") Edit: Can add to that second sentence "...and exit just after the profits tick-up, but before the market has enough time to migrate off our platform.")