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Telemacus2

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    Telemacus2 got a reaction from Bliss99 in No-code automation with Zapier   
    That's awesome indeed!
    I'm unsure about the meaning of this sentence "available for Cloud and Enterprise Community customers exclusively". 
    Arent the vast majority of ipb license holders non cloud or enterprise customers?  
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    Telemacus2 got a reaction from AlexJ in No-code automation with Zapier   
    Agreed! Crippled software for faithful customers who prefer to self host...
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    Telemacus2 got a reaction from NZyan in No-code automation with Zapier   
    That's awesome indeed!
    I'm unsure about the meaning of this sentence "available for Cloud and Enterprise Community customers exclusively". 
    Arent the vast majority of ipb license holders non cloud or enterprise customers?  
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    Telemacus2 got a reaction from OptimusBain in No-code automation with Zapier   
    Agreed! Crippled software for faithful customers who prefer to self host...
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    Telemacus2 got a reaction from OptimusBain in No-code automation with Zapier   
    That's awesome indeed!
    I'm unsure about the meaning of this sentence "available for Cloud and Enterprise Community customers exclusively". 
    Arent the vast majority of ipb license holders non cloud or enterprise customers?  
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    Telemacus2 got a reaction from Sheffielder in No-code automation with Zapier   
    Agreed! Crippled software for faithful customers who prefer to self host...
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    Telemacus2 reacted to Daddy in No-code automation with Zapier   
    Why the exclusivity? If you think any of us are going to consider switching to your cloud hosting for these features you're insane. You charge $330 a month for 50 GB of storage. lol
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    Telemacus2 reacted to Fast Lane! in No-code automation with Zapier   
    "Zapier is the first smart community enhancement available for Cloud and Enterprise Community customers exclusively."
    Not liking this direction...
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    Telemacus2 got a reaction from LiquidFractal in No-code automation with Zapier   
    Agreed! Crippled software for faithful customers who prefer to self host...
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    Telemacus2 got a reaction from PrettyPixels in No-code automation with Zapier   
    Agreed! Crippled software for faithful customers who prefer to self host...
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    Telemacus2 reacted to The Old Man in No-code automation with Zapier   
    I've been with you since the days of Ikonboard, so you I love you. However, I'm starting to grow concerned after reading that IPS have made a specific, conscious decision to start restricting features (albeit with the first) to cloud-hosted SAAS customers. It's perhaps akin the to the controversial Marketplace changes. As a multi-license customer, I'm saddened that there is a visible "It's our way, or the highway" style approach that seems to be increasing these days.
    This statement feels like it could be the start of a paradigm shift, and if so, one that I'm concerned is edging gradually towards a pretty slippery slope. I'm concerned that a moment of realisation will inevitably follow such a shift, where more of the latest, long awaited or most requested features could no longer be available to self-hosted clients.
    I realise with SAAS you have more or even total overall control of the environment which is good from a support perspective, and it's been stated that if you could have a do-over with today's tech, SAAS would be the way to go from the outset.
    SAAS certainly has its benefits, to both sides of the provider/customer fence, don't get me wrong, but I still find the cloud-hosted IPS on offer here (which as your main showcase, it should be super slick, speedier than The Flash using a bathroom and instantly responsive), to be more sluggish and generally slower than many self-hosted sites I come across; even though I'm using a 40Mbps fibre connection (thanks rip off, overselling BT, I'm still paying for that 80Mbps Infinity 2 connection, you know... yeah, that's right, you hear me!).
    And then there's this risk, it does happen...

    On the way to the point where more features are restricted, how many restricted features will it take before self-hosted clients begin to feel like they are getting the light version or feel less valued. The software is expensive (aside from a couple of the recurring add-ons which a fairly priced), self-hosted clients money is of course just as good as that of SAAS clients, and after all, wasn't it the self-hosted user base that helped get IPS to where it is today? So I would ask IPS to at least consider this approach and also, if you propose removing lesser used large features from products (like Commerce) that's fine but please don't forget to reduce the price accordingly.
    Thanks for listening.
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    Telemacus2 got a reaction from The Old Man in No-code automation with Zapier   
    That's awesome indeed!
    I'm unsure about the meaning of this sentence "available for Cloud and Enterprise Community customers exclusively". 
    Arent the vast majority of ipb license holders non cloud or enterprise customers?  
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    Telemacus2 got a reaction from sobrenome in No-code automation with Zapier   
    Agreed! Crippled software for faithful customers who prefer to self host...
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    Telemacus2 got a reaction from sobrenome in No-code automation with Zapier   
    That's awesome indeed!
    I'm unsure about the meaning of this sentence "available for Cloud and Enterprise Community customers exclusively". 
    Arent the vast majority of ipb license holders non cloud or enterprise customers?  
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    Telemacus2 reacted to AlexWebsites in No-code automation with Zapier   
    This is a bit of a slap in the face to self hosted clients. Nothing to celebrate here. 👎
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    Telemacus2 reacted to Stuart Silvester in 4.5: One More Thing...   
    Yes that's right.
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