tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575764.post4724997226338614177..comments2011-12-30T15:57:54.170-08:00Anshu Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16808179818443881370noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575764.post-58926096714815980572011-08-15T00:53:40.338-07:002011-08-15T00:53:40.338-07:00SaaS companies such as 37signals, freshbooks, heroku, zendesk are immensely successful. Most of these SaaS are built on open source technologies such as &#39;Ruby on Rails&#39; or &#39;PHP&#39;. The real question is what works best when it comes to distribution of software to end users. The answer is &#39;SaaS&#39;. Open source is super successful with developers community, not the end users. Developer gets support of other developers through community powered support and an open ground to flaunt their creativity, get recognition etc. Open source is definitely not a cup of tea for consumers. I got a chance to blog about choosing a right e-commerce platform, open source or Saas? here is the link &gt; http://tinyurl.com/3bwvzxfChiraghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763160578186204768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575764.post-56174724351894395932011-08-15T00:02:33.954-07:002011-08-15T00:02:33.954-07:00@air_eater, you should probably check 37Signals, they are super successful SaaS company, Heroku is another example of successful SaaS company. Success can be determined bay many other factors other than profitsChiraghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763160578186204768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575764.post-19455214388690893252007-10-29T17:49:00.000-07:002007-10-29T17:49:00.000-07:00I can not agree with either one. Both lack an important perspective - how they are profitable. Salesforce.com is not yet profitable if they deduct an interest income. NetSuite is generating a super deficit. Is there any profitable SaaS company in the world?<BR/><BR/>I can list many profitable open source companies instead. They are winner currently.air_eaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14512850464254741482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575764.post-32223768871009823712007-10-03T12:46:00.000-07:002007-10-03T12:46:00.000-07:00Yes, we still suffer from the Engineering (or Valley-centric) thinking. The consumers stopped caring about the fact that Email is no longer SMTP store and forward (most of it is a web-based database application that moves messages from one user to another) - but its irrelevant.<BR/><BR/>The Enterprise IT has been so long in the kitchen, its hard for us to look outside in. <BR/><BR/>And from what I know, OpSource is doing a great job helping ISVs navigate this change.Anshu Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16808179818443881370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575764.post-81991408032757584422007-10-03T12:00:00.000-07:002007-10-03T12:00:00.000-07:00Anshu's got it right here. SaaS is not about how the App is developed it's about how it's used. Web Applications have dominated the consumer space for years and are beginning to dominate the business space. The next generation of users are not going to accept installed, siloed software no-matter how it's developed.<BR/><BR/>Treb Ryan<BR/>www.opsource.netTreb Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09605078239454095485noreply@blogger.com