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Just because they’re failing doesn’t mean switching licenses will help. HashiCorp did not increase the popularity of Terraform Cloud by clamping down on the abi
by skywhopper 3y ago
Just because they’re failing doesn’t mean switching licenses will help. HashiCorp did not increase the popularity of Terraform Cloud by clamping down on the ability of other companies to host Terraform services.
There were any number of things HashiCorp could have done to improve revenue generation from their products without changing the source license. When they realized they weren’t building the best SaaS version of their products, they didn’t try to improve their service. Instead they tried to run the competition out of business.
- twojobsoneboss 3y agoIt’s a business. It will by default do the easiest and least riskiest thing to make as much money as possible.
- jackthetab 3y ago> ~~It’s a business. It~~ will by default... They're humans. They will by default...
- jprete 3y agoIndividuals almost always have values beyond monetary gain. Businesses usually don't.
- jacobr1 3y ago> When they realized they weren’t building the best SaaS version of their products, they didn’t try to improve their service They went there several versions of their cloud products over the years, and pivoted a few times during that span