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Yes, for sure SaaS is easier and cheaper (for 1 month :) than BigBoxSoftware you saw years ago.

I am concerned by the threat to open source this model brings to us.

I wasn’t speaking from the customers point of view but the producer’s. I was making a supply side argument for why we don’t have more local first software. But you’re right. I did’t get into friction or lack thereof as a factor.

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