A software founder loses another customer to a vibe-coded alternative
This one comes from the other side of the barricade. Michael Barinov reports that another customer cancelled their license because they vibe-coded their own alternative. It's one sentence, and the important word is 'another': it has happened before. The post doesn't say which product or what it cost, but it's the clearest kind of signal this feed collects. Not a builder bragging about what they made, but a seller watching revenue walk out the door. The horde isn't theoretical when it's eating your renewals.
Another customer canceled their license because they vibe-coded their own alternative.
— Michael Barinov, read the original on XMore SaaS obituaries
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