Hi guys: here's my page. Comment on it, it resides on a separate server.
Hi guys: every week I'm going to update all my pages with an XML file to update the comments that reside on a separate server.
Like I said, the power users will not want to cede as much control or deal with so much bullshit. They want the comments on their server reflected through Google crawl. So Disqus is left with a choice if they choose to pursue the power users, sell it as a plugin and give them the code, or get bought out by WordPress or Moveable Type.
Power users can code :)
"... So Disqus is left with a choice if they choose to pursue the power users ..."
Is this the market they are in? I'm not sure but Dave Winer sure handles Disqus ~ http://www.scripting.com/stories/2007/11/29/specificallyAbou...
Scripting News is about as power user as you can get. I'm not sure what the Disqus target market is but I don't think it's the power-users that will have the problems as you suggest.
Then suck the comments up via xml or at the api (at some time in future TM) and redisplay your documents. Of course the other alternative is to host your own comments and deal with the associated problems. I guess the pro's should earn their money and deal with the comments with their own tech, time & resources.
For the rest of the world there is always alternatives and this service is looking good because of the "Freedom to Leave". Meaning you can stay because you are free to leave at any time. [0] So if you are a developer "Lock-in is the new Lock-out". The ability to get your data out is a feature of lots of successful services that attracted early adopters.
[0] SImon Phipps, Zen of Free, OSCON 2006, http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/advocacy/events/tech...