[nenesekai]

This way wouldn't it be hard for the customers to choose between developers with different skill level and productivity? Some developers get more done in a certain amount of time than others. If the price per time ends up being dependent on the project workloads / productivity etc. it might as well be back to the way things were because you will still need to spend time justifying your price imo (since there are competitors out there).

[gerardojbaez]

I don't see why doing DaaS would limit the customer in choosing developers. I mean, I'm not talking about having a SaaS-style platform where the customer registers an account and submits work. I'm talking about freelancer-customer relationships and how the freelancer charges for its services; instead of a fixed, per-project price, the customer pays the freelancer's monthly fee (which could also be seen as a monthly retainer?) and submits any work he'd like.