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Re:Ask HN: DIY storage or not? by groovyone on Thursday August 28, 2008 @12:57PM (#289291)
I'd offer a hosted version. Most people will not want to go about setting up S3, dealing with private keys etc. Where's your market?
Re:Ask HN: DIY storage or not? by terpua on Thursday August 28, 2008 @01:46PM (#289325)
Our core focus will be businesses that want to control their own storage.

Is entering your S3 secret ID and key too cumbersome for most customers?

Re:Ask HN: DIY storage or not? by inovica on Thursday August 28, 2008 @02:05PM (#289348)
Yeah, I think it is too. As technical people its not a big deal for us, but you should make it as easy as possible for people otherwise you'll lose the business to a potentially inferior competitor who makes it nice and easy
Re:Ask HN: DIY storage or not? by ajbatac on Thursday August 28, 2008 @02:08PM (#289352)
Since one of the target market is businesses, I would assume they have at least 1 guy to do that for them (enter S3 key and ID). They aren't going to be part of your market if they don't.