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Local-First Software Is Easier to Scale

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175 points chilipepperhott | 4 comments | 05 Jul 25 15:54 UTC | HN request time: 0.744s | source
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mkagenius ◴[05 Jul 25 18:47 UTC] No.44474681[source]▶
Three clear advantages of a local first software:

1. No network latency, you do not have to send anything across the atlantic.

2. Your get privacy.

3. Its free, you do not need to pay any SaaS business.

An additional would be, the scale being built-in. Every person has their own setup. One central agency doesn't have to take care of all.

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1. ebiester ◴[05 Jul 25 19:29 UTC] No.44474937[source]▶
And if you’re willing to pay $195 for the package and upgrades of $50 each time the OS breaks the app, we are good. And as long as this software doesn’t have to sync across mobile and desktop. And as long as this is single user software.

Then sure.

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2. mrweasel ◴[05 Jul 25 19:43 UTC] No.44475018[source]▶
Take Microsoft Office, if you just need Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote, that's the same price as a two year subscription to Office 365 / Microsoft 365 / CoPilot. That's potentially a good deal, depending on your needs.

Some people have been running Office 2003 on everything from Windows XP to Windows 10. Assuming they bought the license 22 years ago, that's pretty cheap, probably $15 per year. As a bonus, they've never had their workflow disrupted.

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3. privatelypublic ◴[05 Jul 25 20:01 UTC] No.44475127[source]▶
On the other hand, theres 17+ years of security updates missing.... and office macros are a known vector.
4. carlosjobim ◴[05 Jul 25 21:25 UTC] No.44475679[source]▶
You shouldn't upgrade the OS on a machine with important paid-for software which you are using.