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It should be noted that "just spin up a VPS/dedicated server" is not a serious competition for most SaaS companies, nor is it a requirement for most people who
by patio11 12y ago
It should be noted that "just spin up a VPS/dedicated server" is not a serious competition for most SaaS companies, nor is it a requirement for most people who buy SaaS. Try explaining that process to Office Manager Milly, whose #1 feature request is being able to fax documents to the SaaS app rather than having to upload them.
Milly may have heard about Heartbleed recently. She doesn't understand public key cryptography, SSL, servers, configuration files, or the command line. She does understand that all of her information being leaked to bad guys is not optimal. How would you go about advising Milly on what the consequences of Heartbleed are for her self-hosted SaaS product?
- maldusiecle 12y agoNaturally the hypothetical ignorant office manager is going to be a woman. This is ycombinator, after all.
- notwedtm 12y agoUgh, seriously? This is the input to this conversation that you decided was the most important? Try not being so hyper-sensitive to social issues and keeping the conversation on track within the context of the OP.
- nitrogen 12y agoIt should also be noted that sometimes you're not talking to Millie. Self-hosting is a viable option for a lot of people and businesses, even more so with the help of a friendly local CIO-as-a-service consulting company nearby whose rates are competitive with the SaaS+time wasted by non-tech users trying to manage the PCs that access it.