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Between open source, open core, ad-supported and SaaS, software-focused business models are being questioned. Will new business models emerge in the next few years? SHOW: 762CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotwCHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS"SHOW SPONSORS:Reduce the complexities of protecting your workloads and applications in a multi-cloud environment. Panoptica provides comprehensive cloud workload protection integrated with API security to protect the entire application lifecycle. Learn more about Panoptica at panoptica.appDatadog Synthetic Monitoring: Frontend and Backend Modern MonitoringEnsure frontend issues don’t impair user experience by detecting user-facing issues with API and browser tests with a free 14 day Datadog trial. Listeners of The Cloudcast will also receive a free Datadog T-shirt.CloudZero – Cloud Cost Visibility and SavingsCloudZero provides immediate and ongoing savings with 100% visibility into your total cloud spendSHOW NOTES:The Software Paradox (Stephen O’Grady - Redmonk) GitHub CoPilot hits $100M ARRUnity CEO steps down after pricing changesFree or Free is Often Complicated (Eps.738)The Future of Software? (Eps.740)Cloud and Software Economics (Eps.744)Will LLMs replace OSS software licenses? (Joseph Jacks)ARE THERE ANY VALID SOFTWARE BUSINESS MODELS LEFT?Software business models keep running into road blocksVC funding is slowing down, and interest rates are risingCan OSS as marketing survive? WILL THE NEXT GENERATION PAY FOR SOFTWARE, IN ANY WAY? SaaS seems to work, if you can survive the burn rate to capture customers.Is SaaS too expensive? Will variations emerge?Any changing models (free to fee, open core, etc.) disenfranchise the usersOSS is getting less fundingGaming is tied to engines and app storesWill AI open up new business models? New licensing models?FEEDBACK?Email: show at the cloudcast dot netTwitter: @thecloudcastnet
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