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Re:Has the cost of building software just dropped 90%? by pdimitar on Tuesday December 09, 2025 @07:24AM (#46204166)
Yeah true, the downfall of most SaaS services I used was that they were too careful trying to build too much moat and sabotage any competing efforts.

If they were a little more chill then I'd think they could make much more money. I personally would pay a few services, even as an individual, right now, if I knew I could always get a good database / JSON dump of everything at a 5-minute notice, and build my own thing on top of it.

They don't get this psychological aspect at all.

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Re:Has the cost of building software just dropped 90%? by Spooky23 on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @09:05AM (#46217844)
Most of them are in the business of getting acquired, not the business of doing the business.
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Re:Has the cost of building software just dropped 90%? by pdimitar on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @09:18AM (#46217975)
As a non-American this still surprises me to this day. Thanks for the reminder.

I really need to learn to look at an even bigger picture.

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