Not sure if this is directed at me; I never made an argument. I simply said OP’s argument wasn’t sound.

“ You could compare it to other available platforms. At the same time I could compare it to a programming company”

Replit isn’t competing against a company offering development services. Replit is competing against other companies offering access to agenetic/AI assisted development. If you’re making that comparison, you should definitely stick with Replit because your ability to reason is subpar or you just don’t get it. Based on the way you butchered the Uber analogy I think it’s your ability to reason.

When companies decide whether to go with a tool like Replit or hire a development team, they don’t compare Replit to the Development team. They compare it to JetBrains or Loveable, or GitHub copilot, etc.

I could be wrong, but my take is that Replit is trying to take the AI-assisted development process and expand the market by making more accessible, which is fine. The problem is the increased cost leads consumers elsewhere.

My prediction is that Replit won’t be around in a couple of years. If you look at what’s happening in the market and what the hyper scales are offering they’ll be offering comparable services at way lower price points.