Alternative visionDesktop and local-first apps over self-hosted SaaS
6 Nov 2 1:17 AM · 9d ago · 7 comments · 1 source · development 6 of 8
A commenter proposes a different approach to the SaaS problem—leveraging LLMs to enable personal, customized desktop applications with peer-to-peer or minimal cloud infrastructure rather than recreating SaaS platforms.
“The solution is not another SaaS. But desktop apps. Less dependence on a cloud. Of course we need backups. And we need networking. Perhaps peer to peer.”
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I am working toward similar goals but with a different approach. With LLMs, software can become more personal, customized, quirky even. Software will fit the last mile better than ever.The solution is not another SaaS. But desktop apps. Less dependence on a cloud. Of course we need backups. And we need networking. Perhaps peer to peer. Or run a…
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Baffling choice to start with auth and CRM, both of which are mission-critical components to many businesses.I wish these projects the best of luck, but it's hard to see people choosing a proudly AI-developed "drop in replacement" -- with no track record, avenues of support, or accountability -- over behemoths like Okta or Salesforce.Then again…
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it's a bit naive to think that you can make any harm to those corporations just by recreating their software :( they have much more than software (power, service, structure, organisation, contracts, etc.)on the other hand building this stuff would be a nice portfolio project for those laid-off people and it might help them find a new job :)
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I love this from a societal point of view.However, I believe Service-as-a-Software has a more powerful future. Business pay for shifting a problem to someone else (like hosting, or accounting, ...). The software isn't the solution, it's not what's valuable, the service is.
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To expand on that, yes bunch of people believe they pay for buttons, text boxes so features and UI.Completely forgetting, security updates with regression testing , backups, data structuring, performance engineering.
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This genuinely feels either misguided or like a false flag psyop that will end in harm to the goals of the common people.Possibly also a PR stunt
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