Far from it, I often disagree with how they do things and voice those opinions when it’s appropriate.
However, I’ve managed software development projects and teams in the past, and have a good understanding of the realities of software startup companies.
Blynk made some mistakes when they first developed and launched their legacy product, and one of those mistakes was the way in which they made the local server available without restrictions.
This has led to people abusing that facility and using it for business purposes rather than paying for a business account.
People ask if Blynk will re-introduce the legacy app in a paid way, or whether they will make the app source code available. The reality is that it’s not feasible for a company like Blynk to do parallel development on the IoT and Legacy systems, and releasing their intellectual property rights for the app would be madness.
Blynk’s strategy has to be to encourage as many people to migrate from Legacy to IoT as quickly as possible, and to make it as difficult as possible for people using Legacy local server for illegal business use.
The OP in this topic has openly admitted that he is using his local server in a way that it wasn’t intended to be, and complained s vociferously when his clients find life difficult.
Blynk as a company, and the Blynk IoT product are in a place where they have the scope to move forward and succeed. Crying over previous strategic mistakes, or advocating for backward steps or financially unviable billing strategies are simply a waste of time and effort - they aren’t going to happen. But, if people want to spend their time doing that is fine by me, provided that they follow the forum rules in the process.
But, people shouldn’t be surprised if I voice my opinion on how unrealistic these ideas are, and how they would be better-off having a reality check and moving forward with the IoT product or jumping ship and looking for an alternative platform.
Pete.