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Interacting and exploring APIs is either the newest fad or a gold rush for new business, but one of the biggest things stopping me from using them is integratio

Interacting and exploring APIs is either the newest fad or a gold rush for new business, but one of the biggest things stopping me from using them is integration into my existing stable tools. webshell.io is another service which is hosting your code on an external service, leaving you vulnerable to fluctuations in their uptime or stability as a company. There may be new opportunities in turning this into a desktop application.

mehdim 14y ago
But what would be the business model for such a desktop app?
- cmelbye 14y ago
  Selling licenses, like most commercial desktop applications.
  - mehdim 14y ago
    Very long sales processes but yes. It is better to be a Salesforce-like platform... How Salesforce did to enforce a cloud platform as a SPOF for CRM?
    - cmelbye 14y ago
      Eh, how so? Put in your credit card details, and the download starts.
      - mehdim 14y ago
        sorry but no download with Salesforce, (following my request) and they are still SPOF for CRM right? But yes for a desktop you are right. "credit card details and download"
tluyben2 14y ago
I would just allow for testing and building online ; want to run on your own server, just click export, pay something (or have a subscription) and there you go. Of course you open source the api wrappers completely to get more people using them outside your platform.