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So what is the play here with Zed being open source?

How does Zed make money here?

They address this in the linked article, under the heading "Wait... Doesn't Cash Rule Everything Around Me?".

f.e.,

> Zed Channels is one example of such a service. It's free for anyone today, but we intend to begin charging for private use after a beta period of experimentation. Providing server-side compute to power AI features is another monetization scheme we're seeing getting traction.

They have investors, it's in their FAQ.

What do investors get out of that deal? Positive karma?

Another FAQ explains that enterprise support is coming. So I think they will go with the free/OS model to saturate the market, but they will charge for corporate licenses. That's something investors can understand. Hopefully they didn't pick the greedy ones.

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