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She's right about Saas. But breadmakers are not an example that land for me.

Breadmaker bread is cheaper, healthier, fresher, and more convenient in every way. I don't always eat bread for breakfast. If I want it tomorrow I have to remember to drive to the store today, costing me at least 15 minutes. Or I can spend 5 minutes setting up the machine before bedtime, and wake up to the smell of fresh bread.

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Yes, but the market prefers store bought bread despite the fact that homemade bread is: cheaper, tastes better, and nutritionally better. That's the exact point. Homemade bread should objectively win but it doesn't!

She says store-bought bread wins on convenience, just like SaaS apps. I'm making the case that, actually, it does not - even leaving aside freshness and quality and health.

Her unused breadmaker may be indicative of a skill issue or a more general disinterest in meal planning. Nothing wrong with that. It's just not an apt analogy (for me).

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