Tag Archives: 37signals

On Privacy, and Software Vendor’s Access to Customer Data

By Ben Kepes

A mini firestorm broke out recently when 37Signals posted about their 2011 growth statistics. As part of the post, 37Signals told the world that the 100 millionth file to be uploaded to their software was the picture of a cat. Naturally those who subscribe to conspiracy theories got all fired

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37Signals Catches FOSS Syndrome

By Ben Kepes

So, the blogosphere/twitterverse meme of the day is the incredulity everyone feels at the alleged price hike that 37Signals imposed on customers. This storm harks back to a similar storm that my friends at Zendesk suffered through a few months ago. I’ll not go into the did they/didn’t they argument

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Ben Kepes is an analyst, an entrepreneur, a commentator and a business adviser. His business interests include a diverse range of industries from manufacturing to property to technology. As a technology commentator he has a broad presence both in the traditional media and extensively online. Ben covers the convergance of technology, mobile, ubiquity and agility, all enabled by the Cloud. His areas of interest extend to enterprise software, software integration, financial/accounting software, platforms and infrastructure as well as articulating technology simply for everyday users. More on Ben

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