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I totally misread this and, after a glance, thought that it was a nice cross-language RPC library. Like many fiddly bits, whipping up a quick protocol is simpl

I totally misread this and, after a glance, thought that it was a nice cross-language RPC library. Like many fiddly bits, whipping up a quick protocol is simple (and I've built one that I like), but I'd be happier to use one that everyone is helping build/maintain/document... But I was wrong... This is a service... or something. The web page suggests library, but the pricing page suggests service. Color me confused. [An aside: these Pusher, PubSub, whatever businesses exhibit very little in the way of barriers-to-entry. As the price to replicate the service falls (as smart folks think "pay for that? I just make it into a gem/pip/AMI!" and crush the implementation costs), I'm curious how these business will survive. See Engine Yard...]

dshankar 15y ago
The Flotype Bridge Cloud service is intended to be a free/cheap way for you to try, learn, and use Bridge. Think of it like Joyent's No.de service, which is a free way to host Node.js apps. The technology is actually targeted at larger-scale applications, and enterprise sales is the focus of our business model. We've had some great traction on the enterprise front, but we're not ready to announce that yet. We're not in the business of nickel and diming fellow developers each month.