Yeah, because putting your money-maker in someone else's hands is always a great idea /s
It's better to look at each situation, and decide whether the cloud is a good idea or not. Let's stop pretending this is the only good solution.
It's better to look at each situation, and decide whether the cloud is a good idea or not. Let's stop pretending this is the only good solution.
Anyway, infrastructure in cases like these is really like a public utility. No one says companies are putting their money maker in other's hands because they use public grid electricity (or sewage, or water supply, etc.).
Evernote's money-maker is the sum of those parts.
> No one says companies are putting their money maker in other's hands because they use public grid electricity (or sewage, or water supply, etc.).
Yeah, because that's generally not the product. Those are typically by-products. They happen after the product is produced.
And you can run a dedicated, private client if you want for most services.
A listenable connection to your client is entirely different than handing your entire infrastructure and data to a third-party. I fail to see the merit of putting your whole business in the hands of a potential competitor.