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PlanetScale Offering $5 Databases

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231 points ryanvogel | 2 comments | 30 Oct 25 15:20 UTC | HN request time: 0.448s | source
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outlore ◴[31 Oct 25 00:57 UTC] No.45767243[source]▶
Remember when they shafted the free plan, laid off some good people and redesigned their website to look like some garish notepad? Pepperidge Farm remembers...
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samlambert ◴[31 Oct 25 03:01 UTC] No.45767872[source]▶
I remember. It was a very painful moment for everyone involved. I still miss the people who aren't here anymore. I am not happy that it happened but I am also I am very glad to be at a profitable company. I get to work at a company that is growing sustainably surrounded by people I admire. I love our customers and I think in the long run people will root for a company that isn't just lighting money on fire at the alter of fake growth.

Either way I don't care what you remember or think.

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trial3 ◴[31 Oct 25 03:38 UTC] No.45768151[source]▶
> Either way I don't care what you remember or think.

it does feel to me that one way to demonstrate that is to not get pissy on hackernews. i know you’re in founder mode or whatever but this comment is the thing i’m now going to remember you for

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1. LambdaComplex ◴[31 Oct 25 07:28 UTC] No.45769246[source]▶
Yeah, $5 databases is something that maybe I would actually use for some hobby projects, but that one sentence just killed any interest that I had in ever giving this company my money.
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2. dardeaup ◴[31 Oct 25 13:41 UTC] No.45771881[source]▶
Same! Unreal that he keeps digging the whole deeper and deeper. Apparently, he doesn't know how to either keep his mouth shut or humble himself to admit a mistake and ask for forgiveness to those they burned by saying 'free forever'.