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Re:The biggest need web startups fail to address by ScottWhigham on Friday December 14, 2012 @08:09AM (#4920731)
Sorry - I've had two cups of coffee and I'm still not understanding what you consider "the biggest need web startups fail to address". You said:

"The single most important factor which makes me gloss over new web startups and the services that they provide is that there is no option for self-hosting."

Self-hosting what exactly? What are we even talking about?

Wait - upon my fourth reading, I'm guessing you are referring to "web startups" who offer an API or other SaaS offering. Is that what you are talking about? I'd rather ask than spend 20 minutes writing a response to that and then for you to later so, "No, that's not what I meant."

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Re:The biggest need web startups fail to address by pestaa on Friday December 14, 2012 @09:51AM (#4921132)
Yes, I think you grasped his post. Software you use in a relative isolation (yourself only or with a well-defined group) could be installed and maintained on your server. He claims he'd look into web startup offers more if they provided this alternative.
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