I wrote that and I think you're right. We were trying to convey that you don't need to set up anything, but the wording could definitely be better. I'll change it.
Puter's networking is open-source and e2e encrypted. Also, a regular browser doesn't give access to raw TCP sockets used for this, so it wouldn't be possible to route through your browser.
Hello! I'm the founder. Your understanding of how Puter.js works is correct. We call it the "User-Pays Model" [1]: in short if you build your app using Puter.js, users cover their own infra cost, not just limited to AI. The idea is that infra cost will become essentially free for the developer.
As for user resistance, we haven't experienced that yet. I think generally for a user the puter.js experience (hopefully) beats the alternatives: 1) "give me your OpenAI API KEY to try my app" 2) Entering your credit card information in yet another app. Both of these also help apps as well, at the very least when it comes to conversion since you don't have to ask the user for their API key or credit card in many cases, not to mention you don't have to build metering, billing, rate-limiting, API key management, etc.
People use Puter for an incredibly wide range of things, including cloud storage, web hosting, coding, AI, and gaming. Right now, we're mostly focused on improving performance and making sure that it's as fast as a regular desktop environment!
I think the moral of the story is to not use Anthropic, specifically. xAI and OpenAI are working just fine. Anthropic is giving me very strong Google vibes were they will nuke you for no reason and no recourse.
hopefully, my mistake will serve as a warning to other developers not to trust these services where things could be taken down arbitrarily! Even though it's happened countless times before.
We're building a "Web OS" designed to be feature-rich, exceptionally fast, and highly extensible! It can be used for anything from a Dropbox alternative to a cloud environment for building websites and apps!
> Most people are idiots, and being a manager means you’ll have to deal with it, and perhaps more importantly, that they have to deal with you.
> It turns out that while it’s easy to undo technical mistakes, it’s not as easy to undo personality disorders. You just have to live with theirs - and yours.