It might be that productivity and maintainability of "more polished" and "simpler" beats "new concept". It beats angular, because it is both more polished and

It might be that productivity and maintainability of "more polished" and "simpler" beats "new concept". It beats angular, because it is both more polished and simpler. It beats React, at least in short term, because it is both simpler and you don't have to learn new concepts. People betting on react are hoping that after they internalize those new concepts, it would make it simpler/more maintainable for them in the long run.