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by kgraves 667 days ago
The future of SaaS is free and open source.

With this the cost of software (excluding maintenance) converges to zero.
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lorenzotenti 667 days ago
Maintenance is often the reason why people decide not to self-host. So maybe the future of SaaS is a hybrid one.
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nagstler 667 days ago
Agree! While cost is one aspect, the quality of some open-source alternatives is incredibly high.
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