He cancelled Filmora to build, and open-source, his own video editor
Serhii Ovsiienko cancelled his Wondershare Filmora subscription. His plan: build his own video editor with AI, tailored exactly to his needs, and open-source it. He points out that a $20-a-month Claude subscription is becoming a replacement for dozens of SaaS products, and he isn't sure what happens to SaaS startups or even established software giants when users can build their own. His verdict: software is becoming a commodity. Filmora is today's casualty, and the open-source repo is the respawn point for everyone else.
I just canceled my Wondershare Filmora subscription.
Why pay for software when I can build my own video editor, tailored exactly to my needs, using AI? And I’ll open-source it.
The world is changing.
A $20/month Claude subscription is becoming a replacement for dozens of SaaS products.
If users can build their own software, what happens to the companies selling it?
I’m not sure what the future holds for SaaS startups or even established software giants.
Software is becoming a commodity.
— Serhii Ovsiienko, read the original on XMore SaaS obituaries
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