Glad I didn't invest too much time in playing around with DotCloud. I can certainly see the justified expense when an organization is footing the bill, but for powering freelance projects, it's not entirely reasonable.
I think they're not targeting freelancers as much as larger companies. They're looking for a more "serious" crowd that also doesn't do systems administration. They offer a little more simplicity than managing full VPS solutions, but that costs more up front.
I get that, but the more "serious" crowd usually does do sysadmin. Freelancers can be deceivingly profitable, IMO. I have 10+ sites that I'd easily pay the $99/mo to host if they gave me unlimited sites at that price point.
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Glad I didn't invest too much time in playing around with DotCloud. I can certainly see the justified expense when an organization is footing the bill, but for powering freelance projects, it's not entirely reasonable.
I think they're not targeting freelancers as much as larger companies. They're looking for a more "serious" crowd that also doesn't do systems administration. They offer a little more simplicity than managing full VPS solutions, but that costs more up front.
I get that, but the more "serious" crowd usually does do sysadmin. Freelancers can be deceivingly profitable, IMO. I have 10+ sites that I'd easily pay the $99/mo to host if they gave me unlimited sites at that price point.