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by reustle 3692 days ago
The overarching lesson I'm slowly learning is to not get too comfy with any saas products. Who knows how long they'll stick around, regardless of if they're great / popular / profitable.
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I still prefer to use desktop-based products that I own as much as possible for this reason. Rather than think of it as being behind this swing of the pendulum, I prefer to think of it as being ahead of the next one.
I actually used Stallman's phrasing "Service as a Software Substitute" in conversation the other day. This pattern is getting ridiculous.