ffs there is literally no pleasing some people. "Hosting an open source project is too difficult! They should provide a free SaaS solution instead on their own cost but also no lock-in!!"
I think it’s a legitimate question! Some companies operate at such a scale that if you tried to adopt their tools or services, it would be way too complex for the ROI.
Think Bazel or how K8s was for ~ever. For Google’s scale? Required. For a small team? A net-negative.
High switching costs is a form of lock-in "open source" or not.. This is something people with real experience making real decisions are well aware of..
ffs there is literally no pleasing some people. "Hosting an open source project is too difficult! They should provide a free SaaS solution instead on their own cost but also no lock-in!!"
I think it’s a legitimate question! Some companies operate at such a scale that if you tried to adopt their tools or services, it would be way too complex for the ROI.
Think Bazel or how K8s was for ~ever. For Google’s scale? Required. For a small team? A net-negative.
High switching costs is a form of lock-in "open source" or not.. This is something people with real experience making real decisions are well aware of..