Hacker News with Generative AI: Business Models

Lifetime access plans are (mostly) a hoax (ycombinator.com)
I have never trusted the "lifetime access" plans offered by SaaS websites with subscriptions, as I know hosting services costs money and human resources to manage.

Business Models, Subscription Services

10 points by limbojunkie 8 days ago | 2 comments

Ask HN: Why can't Mozilla offer a paid privacy tier? (ycombinator.com)
I love firefox and want to support it, I hate seeing the direction the company goes to with privacy.

Mozilla, Firefox, Privacy, Business Models, Web Browsers

22 points by funerr 18 days ago | 18 comments

Building a Self-Hostable Product (fusionauth.io)
In this article, you’ll learn about the architecture, business model, and software design choices necessary to create a self-hostable developer tool.

Software Design, Self-Hosting, Developer Tools, Business Models, Architecture

24 points by mooreds 21 days ago | 7 comments

Delta emulator triples Apple's prices to encourage external clicks (theverge.com)
The Delta gaming emulator is now providing a link to sign up for Patreon-exclusive membership perks directly within the iOS app in Apple’s US App Store.

Mobile Gaming, Apple, Business Models, Gaming Emulators, Patreon

37 points by cglong 31 days ago | 9 comments

OpenAI O1 price gouging to get you to use Pro (reddit.com)
O1 limit determinations are completely screwed up, unfair, meant to gouge 200$ from us.

OpenAI, Pricing, Artificial Intelligence, Business Models, User Complaints

6 points by ghm2180 35 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: No more subscriptions. Find software you can buy once and own forever (buyoncesoftware.com)

Software, Business Models, Technology, Ownership

8 points by richbowen 86 days ago | 4 comments

Bitwarden is no longer free software (github.com/bitwarden)
Desktop version 2024.10.0 is no longer free software

Software, Open Source, Privacy, Security, Business Models

260 points by ferbivore 90 days ago | 97 comments

X will pay its Premium users to engage with each other (theverge.com)
X is making a big change to how creators can earn money from the platform.

Social Media, Monetization, Business Models

36 points by LordAtlas 99 days ago | 42 comments

Pydantic wants to cash its open-source credibility – but not in the usual way (techcrunch.com)
A U.K.-based, open-source startup is launching its first commercial product with the backing of one of Silicon Valley’s most renowned venture capital firms.

Open Source, Startups, Venture Capital, Business Models

7 points by gemanor 108 days ago | 2 comments

'Not a business model': How companies misunderstand open source (computing.co.uk)
The dust-up between (formerly) open source database Redis and its fork, Valkey, highlights the fundamental difference between what businesses want and what open source actually is, says Open UK’s Amanda Brock.

Open Source, Business Models, Technology, Software Development

12 points by RyeCombinator 112 days ago | 1 comments

The End of Advertising (backgroundnoise.blog)
The business model that funded the internet is going away, and the open web will never be the same.

Advertising, Internet, Business Models, Open Web

13 points by staranjeet 114 days ago | 19 comments

Open Source is not a Business Model (cra.mr)
So you’re starting a company and you want an Open Source business model, eh? Let’s talk about what that means, and how that statement is both totally valid, and makes no sense at the same time.

Open Source, Business Models, Software Development

47 points by Brajeshwar 130 days ago | 30 comments

Ask HN: How can I monetise an open source app of mine that has become popular? (ycombinator.com)
One of my open source projects is starting to get a lot of traction (tens of thousands of users per month) without me realising. I built it a few years ago as a weekend project and promptly forgot about it.

Open Source, Monetization, Business Models

62 points by gigamick 130 days ago | 54 comments

Going open-source as a VC-Backed company (briefer.cloud)
Today, we're launching a free and open-source offering. But I'll be honest with you: Briefer is a VC-backed company, and it must make money.

Open Source, Venture Capital, Business Models

159 points by lucasfcosta 130 days ago | 83 comments

A Post-Google World? (thebignewsletter.com)
Another Google antitrust trial starts on Monday. If Google loses, it'll be three strikes. At some point, they will give up and realize that the writing is on the wall for their current business model.

Antitrust, Google, Business Models

290 points by toomuchtodo 133 days ago | 165 comments

Volkswagen Plans to Shift from Selling Cars to Offering 'Vehicles on Demand' (techdirt.com)

Auto Industry, Business Models, Mobility, Subscription Services

5 points by 8ig8 141 days ago | 2 comments

Ask HN: Isn't all SaaS just wrappers? (ycombinator.com)

Software Development, Business Models

30 points by valianter 142 days ago | 48 comments

Does Open Source Work as a Long-Term Business Model? (yugabyte.com)

Open Source, Business Models, Technology, Software

24 points by magden 151 days ago | 3 comments

Open Source is not a business model; it never was (beehiiv.com)