What Martin Kleppmann thinks about SaaS

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Computer science researcher at Cambridge, author of Designing Data-Intensive Applications, after a decade in industry at his own startups and LinkedIn.

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1. 22 Apr 2026

   Our readingThe reason a software-as-a-service business can charge a subscription is that it holds a gun to the customer's head over their own data.

   Their wordssoftware as a service businesses, for example the whole reason why they can charge a subscription is because they are able to essentially hold a gun to the customer's head and say, "Pay us at your subscription, otherwise we will delete all your data."

   ↗Designing Data-intensive Applications with Martin Kleppmannyoutube.com 21st of 26 in this recording