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So what is the play here with Zed being open source? How does Zed make money here?

• soneil 3y ago
  They address this in the linked article, under the heading "Wait... Doesn't Cash Rule Everything Around Me?". f.e., > Zed Channels is one example of such a service. It's free for anyone today, but we intend to begin charging for private use after a beta period of experimentation. Providing server-side compute to power AI features is another monetization scheme we're seeing getting traction.
• tiborsaas 3y ago
  They have investors, it's in their FAQ.
  • mathfailure 3y ago
    What do investors get out of that deal? Positive karma?
    • tiborsaas 3y ago
      Another FAQ explains that enterprise support is coming. So I think they will go with the free/OS model to saturate the market, but they will charge for corporate licenses. That's something investors can understand. Hopefully they didn't pick the greedy ones.