I think you might underestimate the realities of the developer-tools business. I know how little $169 is compared to how much a fully loaded developer costs (I

I think you might underestimate the realities of the developer-tools business. I know how little $169 is compared to how much a fully loaded developer costs (I make developer-tools-as-a-service: https://circleci.com https://circleci.com), but its pretty hard to convince people to see things how you want to see them. If anyone understands SaaS though, its developers, so I disagree with your last point.