[NinetyNine]

Interacting and exploring APIs is either the newest fad or a gold rush for new business, but one of the biggest things stopping me from using them is integration into my existing stable tools. webshell.io is another service which is hosting your code on an external service, leaving you vulnerable to fluctuations in their uptime or stability as a company. There may be new opportunities in turning this into a desktop application.

[tluyben2]

I would just allow for testing and building online ; want to run on your own server, just click export, pay something (or have a subscription) and there you go. Of course you open source the api wrappers completely to get more people using them outside your platform.

[mehdim]

But what would be the business model for such a desktop app?

[cmelbye]

Selling licenses, like most commercial desktop applications.

[mehdim]

Very long sales processes but yes. It is better to be a Salesforce-like platform... How Salesforce did to enforce a cloud platform as a SPOF for CRM?

[cmelbye]

Eh, how so? Put in your credit card details, and the download starts.

[mehdim]

sorry but no download with Salesforce, (following my request) and they are still SPOF for CRM right?

But yes for a desktop you are right. "credit card details and download"