[shortrounddev2]

I think the economic value of SAAS is not in the first S (Software) but the second S (Service). People and businesses don't want to handle physical infrastructure or even virtualized infrastructure. They want to give people money and have all their technical issues solved for them. Self hosted or locally-run open source alternatives are popular among devs and engineers who enjoy debugging things and configuring software, but for people who are trying to run a non-tech business, it's a waste of time.