Comment by wongarsu
7 years ago
> I made an argument about this offering vs other offerings
No you didn't. You argued what it shouldn't be compared to, so I compared it to something else.
> I'm also certain that being responsible for analytics sets you up for liabilities
Outsourcing analytics opens me to the same or worse legal liabilities.
> Even if that's true, I believe you're mistaken that your two hours of time is cheaper than $9/mo.
I don't live in Silicon Valley, so $9/mo pays for two hours within a few months. Sure, there's hosting and an uncertain maintenance burden, but on the other hand buying a service has its own uncertain overheads.
What happens if the service is down, what if it fails to scale, what if it gets hacked? What if it just disappears because there weren't enough customers? Most of these are much easier to answer and take up less time with a self-built service.
You can choose to delegate the uncertain overheads to a company that relies (and specializes) on dealing with them. Or you can roll it yourself and add to your burden.
Code is not an asset, it's a liability. And I mean that from a pure responsibility standpoint, not just from a legal responsibility standpoint.
Sure, code is a liability. Having a dependence on on something outside your control is a liability. Those two have to be weighed against each other. I'm not against buying services on principle, I puy services from plenty of SaaS providers. I'm simply arguing that in this case the scales tip in the wrong direction for me, and likely a lot of other people like me.