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Re:Fuck it, make it anyway by __MatrixMan__ on Saturday September 12, 2026 @09:33AM (#49672164)
Removing dependency on SaaS has so far been my favorite use of AI. I hope we kill it off entirely. Software is better off as a tool. Making it a product typically ruins it.
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Re:Fuck it, make it anyway by bluefirebrand on Saturday September 12, 2026 @10:22AM (#49672602)
Software is fine as a product, it is when it becomes a service that it sucks
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Re:Fuck it, make it anyway by __MatrixMan__ on Sunday September 20, 2026 @11:48PM (#49782846)
Service or otherwise, making a tool into a product still requires that you to embrace a whole raft of design constraints that have nothing to do with helping the user do the thing.

Maybe there are cases where those constraints don't degrade utility to the point where your product is now worse than the best open source alternative, but they're few and far between.

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Re:Fuck it, make it anyway by wanderlust123 on Saturday September 12, 2026 @10:19AM (#49672566)
People pay for good tools. Tools help create value, and if they are good at creating value the toolmaker should be compensated.
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Re:Fuck it, make it anyway by whstl on Saturday September 12, 2026 @10:49AM (#49672878)
If so, people can just pay Anthropic or OpenAI directly. They are great toolmakers.
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