Not really a confusing story: it's a PaaS that wants to beat fears of becoming another Parse (https://www.willowtreeapps.com/craft/parse-shutdown-what-it-means-

Not really a confusing story: it's a PaaS that wants to beat fears of becoming another Parse (https://www.willowtreeapps.com/craft/parse-shutdown-what-it-means-and-what-you-can-do https://www.willowtreeapps.com/craft/parse-shutdown-what-it-...) Realistically 99% of the users would still be screwed if they ever shut down, regardless of if it's open (see: Parse)... but it gives people a some confidence to hear they're building on a platform that they could (strictly in theory) spin up their own instance of should a similar rug pull ever occur