Re:Facebook is closing Parse
by _pmf_ on Friday January 29, 2016 @02:51AM
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> This effectively poisons the well for any other BaaS providers out there. If two of the biggest companies in this space (StackMob and Parse) can get acquired and shut down in less than 5 years, what does that say about the future of the smaller companies in this space? As a developer how could you possibly trust any of these companies going forward, based on this track record?
Especially given the fact that the very goal of most VC companies is acquisition.
Re:Facebook is closing Parse
by rplnt on Friday January 29, 2016 @03:21AM
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I would argue that this precisely is the reason for that many shut downs after acquisition. They don't make their business to be sustainable, rarely profitable even.
Especially given the fact that the very goal of most VC companies is acquisition.