12-21-2007, 07:31 AM
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Is SWSoft on a buying Spree?
Hello,
I've just visted the SwSoft website. To my surprise they have acquired most of the Hosting Control Panel Software out there:
They've already bought:
1. Ensim Pro
2. H-Sphere
3. Helm
and they already a creators of Plesk.
May be am late in seeing this but, I can't believe my eyes. I guess only cPanel, DirectAdmin, Hosting Controller and few others are left 
What are SwSoft going to do with all those Control Panel? Make a new bloated Control Panel with every feature one wishes?
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12-21-2007, 07:34 AM
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its quite scary actually - this is one place I would not like to see polarization or monopoly...
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12-21-2007, 07:39 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by eming
its quite scary actually - this is one place I would not like to see polarization or monopoly...
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It's really scary.
They have issued press releases that they will continue to develop and support all these CPs but, I don't see that as practical.
Eventually they'll say "That's it" we are offering a new CP with best of all worlds and come out with a bloated feature rich monster.
I liked Plesk because of it's smaller footprint and least strain on resources.
It really is scary. I wouldn't like to see a monopoly here. 
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12-21-2007, 07:40 AM
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They aren't creators of Plesk , but there are creators of Virtuozzo. Plesk was their early acquisition. Just wondering will they continue the acquisitions, there aren't many major ones left.
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12-21-2007, 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Boondeer
They aren't creators of Plesk , but there are creators of Virtuozzo. Plesk was their early acquisition. Just wondering will they continue the acquisitions, there aren't many major ones left.
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Hmm... I din't know that. Thanks for the info.
But you are right, no major ones left for them to buy.
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12-21-2007, 09:35 AM
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Yeah this is pretty disgusting to me. Plesk is "OK" and it's not the greatest. The other panels all have some benefits and/or drawbacks. Plesk is already kinda bloated if you have limited resources. Thank goodness for some of the opensource control panels.
I would tend to agree with the position that maybe 1-2yrs from now, all of thee guys will be terminated for one new Plesk XL version that leeches parts from each of them. They really only leave who DirectAdmin, CPanel and a few smaller guys like ServerCP?
It would be tragic to see the control panel market polarized.
Last edited by LinologyNetworksLLC; 12-21-2007 at 09:40 AM.
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12-21-2007, 09:44 AM
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That is if Swsoft does not buy over Hosting Controller or Directadmin, I feel Cpanel has enough base to fend off any take over, but the others are smaller and are easy targets.
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12-21-2007, 09:45 AM
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I believe a monopoly in this market will allow the birth of a an open source control panel, which will be like the "firefox of hosting" , but it will take some time.
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12-21-2007, 09:49 AM
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The barriers of entries aren't that high, it is possible. Internet is a big levelling field for big and small players alike.
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Originally Posted by arbet
I believe a monopoly in this market will allow the birth of a an open source control panel, which will be like the "firefox of hosting" , but it will take some time.
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12-21-2007, 09:50 AM
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Quote:
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I believe a monopoly in this market will allow the birth of a an open source control panel, which will be like the "firefox of hosting" , but it will take some time.
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A lot of time infact
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12-21-2007, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Boondeer
The barriers of entries aren't that high, it is possible. Internet is a big levelling field for big and small players alike.
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The question is how will an open source control panel stand out in face of commercial competition. They will have to find a revenue stream similar to that of Firefox's revenue model.
@Mikey: IMHO, if planned correctly, it will not take more than 1-2 years.
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12-21-2007, 10:34 AM
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There already is an open source control panel.
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12-21-2007, 10:35 AM
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cPanel won't get taken over, I hope hostingcontroller and DA stay independent too.
Perhaps an open source panel will be born, and if done well, it will be better than all the current ones 
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There already is an open source control panel.
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Enlighten us please ^^
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12-21-2007, 10:46 AM
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they haven't got DotNetPanel yet
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12-21-2007, 11:53 AM
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What amazes me is the fact that they've actually got the MONEY to buy all these companies, given the fact that they provide absolutely horrific support that I've seen from their company.
It is a bit scary though to see these guys coming out and just buying everything up. I think CPanel would be safe, and I'd hope DA would as well, but god only knows what they'd do to get their hands on those control panels. Turn it all closed source so you have to use their proprietary (out of date) methods to setup the server, maybe?
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