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Re:Launch HN: Fig (YC S20) – Autocomplete for the Terminal by version_five on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @03:13PM (#27281126)
CLI is a relatively "pristine" environment, where a lot of people's time is spent and nothing competes for our attention (or data as was pointed out). Any business model that could plausibly exploit this environment for financial gain would be an easy sell to investors.

I don't know anything about this product's intentions, but it's easy to imagine the possibilities once you start getting permission to pop something up in someone's terminal window.

Re:Launch HN: Fig (YC S20) – Autocomplete for the Terminal by Grustaf on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @04:11PM (#27281965)
Well, it’s even easier to imagine that they will start charging money for it. If it makes life easier for developers they can easily charge 20 bucks a month for it.
Re:Launch HN: Fig (YC S20) – Autocomplete for the Terminal by heavyset_go on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @06:17PM (#27283438)
> once you start getting permission to pop something up in someone's terminal window.

Canonical already does this.