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Developer Tooling Value Proposition vs DIY Cloud VM Setup

Developers already comfortable with cloud infrastructure (EC2, tmux, SSH) question whether dedicated remote development products add value beyond packaging. This is a product positioning debate on PH, not a user pain. No buildable opportunity identified.

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