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We're going to need default hard budget caps on pretty much everything

611 points · 302 comments · elffjs

  1. mitxela · · focus · HN ↗
    Why would your vendor want to make it harder for you to accidentally give them a million dollars?
    1. ares623 · · focus · HN ↗
      Because I would go to the vendor who does.
      1. LtWorf · · focus · HN ↗
        But there's no such vendor… the joys of free market.
        1. chanux · · focus · HN ↗
          Lately it's been dawning on me that good things don't necessarily survive free market.

          Maybe because good for me but not good for the majority, or just the big corps.

          1. LtWorf · · focus · HN ↗
            If it is good for the free market and is competitive, it will get bought by a competitor.
    2. wat10000 · · focus · HN ↗
      Because it’s unlikely they’ll actually be able to collect that million dollars from a lot of those customers. Rephrased: why would your vendor want to make it harder to accidentally give you a million dollars of services in exchange for debt of dubious quality?
    3. simonw · · focus · HN ↗
      Ideally because I'll pick a different vendor who protects me from such mistakes.
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