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We'd evaluated GitLab a while back for a previous company before GitHub Actions was launched because the CI coming in with GitLab was very tempting. Since we we

We'd evaluated GitLab a while back for a previous company before GitHub Actions was launched because the CI coming in with GitLab was very tempting. Since we were a small team working with contractors, we were looking for a monthly subscription and were pretty shocked at immediately being rebuffed and asked to book annually. Genuinely insane at the time how insistent they were that we should simply pay up front for an entire year of seats that were likely never going to be used. We just went with GitHub Their extreme focus on enterprise is probably the reason for the low traction they're getting. Can't believe how much money they're leaving on the table because of some of their more bone headed decisions. Not sure if that ever changed

apple4ever 2y ago
> Their extreme focus on enterprise is probably the reason for the low traction they're getting. Can't believe how much money they're leaving on the table because of some of their more bone headed decisions. Not sure if that ever changed That's exactly what happened. But they didn't do it well either. For example, they demanded that all users had to be the same level of subscription. Except many companies had people who would just log in to say use the wiki. But they had to be billed the same $99 a month as a developer who used most features. They were so blinded by chasing dollars they lost market share.