[rs]

disclaimer: I run xp-dev.com and am probably in direct competition with devjavu

The whole hosted project/version control business is tough. For starters the market is crowded. Additionally, a lot of people do want it all for free. To top it off, it's uber resource (space + bandwidth) intensive.

There are some really good folks out there who provide a great service and devjavu's one of them. Its sad to see it shutting down, and I can empathize with Jeff on his decision to terminate the service.

[progrium]

Yeah, I thought I could make more of a premium product to compete with the more commodity hosted project solutions ... but then you start competing with larger companies with more time in the market, existing product(s), and more resources.

I think we did okay for what was ultimately a one-man show. But I'd much rather put the kind of investment required for running a business into something more innovative.

[rs]

Well put :)

Do keep all of us posted on what you're doing next!