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https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html ;)

by httphub 12y ago

Vendan 12y ago
Um, "When something isn't good, you needn't pretend that it is. But don't be gratuitously negative." Can you give any feedback about how you are going to sustain a "give people gigabytes of free storage" model long term? Cause that sounds frankly insane, and the idea of relying on this for anything other then testing and PoC is extremely risky. You have no way of guaranteeing that it will stay online or even free, and any decent programmer should understand the risks involved.
- rpedela 12y ago
  Storage is pretty cheap nowadays. I am curious about the business model too but 3GB really isnt much anymore.
  - Vendan 12y ago
    And? There's no way I'd build an app on a platform like this without knowing what the future of it will be. Storage is cheap is no excuse for "Oh, we're gonna start charging $10 a month for that plan, so you'll have to start paying for what your app on the apple app store is using. Have fun switching to something else or start paying"
    - httphub 12y ago
      The point is not the 3Gb of space. We will offer plans with more space and unshared/guaranteed network capacity.
      - httphub 12y ago
        The real question is: Httphub may be a valid alternative for those who don't need a super featured backend ?
        kej 12y ago
        I think the issue people are having is that this is a neat idea and absolutely could be a good tool for a basic backend, but they want to know that you'll be around a year from now and that you won't be making big pricing changes that will trap them.
        httphub 12y ago
        Sure, we know. We must work to improve the product and build its reputation, which should not be made of promises but of facts. Surely it will take time to have full confidence by our users.
        Vendan 12y ago
        I'd actually love something like this, but flipped. A user could go somewhere and spend a buck a month for a 1gb httphub-type account, then feed that info(via qr code or whatever) into various apps. Boom, instant cloud storage, but you have control over all your own data, and you could possibly even host the httphub on your own vps or your own hardware.
    - deleted 12y ago
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https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html ;)

by httphub 12y ago

https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html ;)

Um, "When something isn't good, you needn't pretend that it is. But don't be gratuitously negative." Can you give any feedback about how you are going to sustain a "give people gigabytes of free storage" model long term? Cause that sounds frankly insane, and the idea of relying on this for anything other then testing and PoC is extremely risky. You have no way of guaranteeing that it will stay online or even free, and any decent programmer should understand the risks involved.

rpedela 12y ago
Storage is pretty cheap nowadays. I am curious about the business model too but 3GB really isnt much anymore.
- Vendan 12y ago
  And? There's no way I'd build an app on a platform like this without knowing what the future of it will be. Storage is cheap is no excuse for "Oh, we're gonna start charging $10 a month for that plan, so you'll have to start paying for what your app on the apple app store is using. Have fun switching to something else or start paying"
  - httphub 12y ago
    The point is not the 3Gb of space. We will offer plans with more space and unshared/guaranteed network capacity.
    - httphub 12y ago
      The real question is: Httphub may be a valid alternative for those who don't need a super featured backend ?
      - kej 12y ago
        I think the issue people are having is that this is a neat idea and absolutely could be a good tool for a basic backend, but they want to know that you'll be around a year from now and that you won't be making big pricing changes that will trap them.
        httphub 12y ago
        Sure, we know. We must work to improve the product and build its reputation, which should not be made of promises but of facts. Surely it will take time to have full confidence by our users.
        Vendan 12y ago
        I'd actually love something like this, but flipped. A user could go somewhere and spend a buck a month for a 1gb httphub-type account, then feed that info(via qr code or whatever) into various apps. Boom, instant cloud storage, but you have control over all your own data, and you could possibly even host the httphub on your own vps or your own hardware.
  - deleted 12y ago
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