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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

None of them are FOSS. Dunno about calling them SaaS.

  • My email provider, 1 โ‚ฌ per month, posteo.de.
  • My VPS (virtual private server), netcup.de.
  • Does Amazon Prime count?
[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

I work in IT, and different definitions of what SaaS means are starting to wreak real havoc on the architecture as a whole.

We are better served just quitting the acronyms and taking the time to talk about a more detailed description of what the service actually adds in terms of value.

Amazon Prime is a subscription for shipping, video streaming, gaming benefits and more. Since software is not the primary goal, but a means of delivery for these other services, I will not consider Amazon Prime SaaS.