Re:Why We Terminated Our Partnership with Microsoft
by jjeaff on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @04:15PM
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Well, I at least applaud them for actually writing the price out. I hate calling the sales team to find out a price. In fact, I never do that unless no alternatives with listed prices exist.
Re:Why We Terminated Our Partnership with Microsoft
by sounds on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @04:48PM
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Err, free software does not mean "zero dollars."
They're not exploiting the model to charge money for it.
I know Octopus Deploy uses proprietary code.
But if you're going to complain about the model, at least know what the model is. It's not about the amount of money you must pay to obtain a copy.
Re:Why We Terminated Our Partnership with Microsoft
by Dylan16807 on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @06:06PM
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> Err, free software does not mean "zero dollars."
That's why they asked "How much of that money does the OSS see?"
If it's getting a significant chunk, then things are great.
If all the money is going to the proprietary part, then they have no high ground over Microsoft.
Nobody is complaining about money charged for OSS support and development.
I lost interest in the author’s argument at that point. They’re upset because someone is going to give a better offer than half a mil a year for the same product. And they’re saying, “think of the OSS!” The same OSS they’re exploiting to charge half a mil. How much of that money does the OSS see? Do they get proper support and maintenance?
Azure is a formidable competitor but a slow moving beast. They should be well geared towards innovation and not depending on their... yes... half a mil price tier. The fact that’s written on paper and not a dedicated sales/VP call is crazy.
It sounds like they need to find something unique. Since every cloud provider is moving this direction.