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Re:JaaS: The team that builds Jitsi can now also run it for you by jrh206 on Thursday January 28, 2021 @06:03AM (#25940483)
Personally, I feel like this is really generous pricing

Compare it to, e.g. Slack (https://app.slack.com/plans/T01JN93179R?geocode=en-gb) or Zoom (https://zoom.us/pricing)

Notwithstanding any accounting issues raised by worble, which I'm sure will be ironed out over time

Re:JaaS: The team that builds Jitsi can now also run it for you by glaive123 on Thursday January 28, 2021 @07:08AM (#25940851)
They must be targeting people who just want to use this for internal purposes, rather than developers who want to integrate Jitsi with an existing product.
Re:JaaS: The team that builds Jitsi can now also run it for you by emcho on Thursday January 28, 2021 @11:53AM (#25944753)
(Jitsi Dev here) Most of our customers are actually developers and that's how the service is intended. Hope this helps
Re:JaaS: The team that builds Jitsi can now also run it for you by jrh206 on Thursday January 28, 2021 @07:21AM (#25940940)
Yes, exactly. This offering is a Zoom alternative
Re:JaaS: The team that builds Jitsi can now also run it for you by eznzt on Thursday January 28, 2021 @07:23AM (#25940954)
This is like people saying fastmail pricing is reasonable because other providers gyp you too.
Re:JaaS: The team that builds Jitsi can now also run it for you by mstade on Thursday January 28, 2021 @07:36AM (#25941039)
I don't get it, what's wrong with fastmail's pricing? I've been a customer for years and never thought much about it.
Re:JaaS: The team that builds Jitsi can now also run it for you by JacobSuperslav on Thursday January 28, 2021 @07:25AM (#25940966)
it isn't? i used it for years and been very happy.
Re:JaaS: The team that builds Jitsi can now also run it for you by eznzt on Thursday January 28, 2021 @07:39AM (#25941062)
The marginal cost of the service they provide is like 10% of what they charge, or even less.
Re:JaaS: The team that builds Jitsi can now also run it for you by vharuck on Thursday January 28, 2021 @10:09AM (#25942898)
If you believe this, start a competing service. There is no moral or practical rule that forces prices down to cost without external reason. If Fastmail is making big bucks, and customers are happy with the price, that's good for everyone.
Re:JaaS: The team that builds Jitsi can now also run it for you by tomashubelbauer on Thursday January 28, 2021 @08:22AM (#25941397)
Do you go to restaurants expecting to pay only the total cost of ingredients for your meal? Fastmail provides an excellent service and if anything I feel as though I underpay for what I'm getting. I'm happy to know they have a healthy margin to pay their developers from and improve the product.
Re:JaaS: The team that builds Jitsi can now also run it for you by eznzt on Thursday January 28, 2021 @08:59AM (#25941785)
I expect to pay a reasonable price. Being overcharged by 90% is not reasonable.
Re:JaaS: The team that builds Jitsi can now also run it for you by marcinzm on Thursday January 28, 2021 @11:02AM (#25943928)
Restaurants charge 4-5x the cost of ingredients. So I take it you never eat out?
Re:JaaS: The team that builds Jitsi can now also run it for you by eznzt on Thursday January 28, 2021 @11:19AM (#25944243)
I have worked in one and no they don't. Most restaurants barely break even by the end of the month once you factor in all costs (like employees, rent...), which I did in the example of fastmail.
Re:JaaS: The team that builds Jitsi can now also run it for you by marcinzm on Thursday January 28, 2021 @11:28AM (#25944377)
You said marginal cost which is not all costs. Marginal cost is equivalent to ingredients and does not include fixed costs which likely make up the majority fo their expenses.
Re:JaaS: The team that builds Jitsi can now also run it for you by JacobSuperslav on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @02:39PM (#26018145)
Any good alternatives you could recommend?