A counterexample to the original post: Java. It is also all about stability and backwards compatibility, and now owned by Oracle (which is an epitome of enterpr

A counterexample to the original post: Java. It is also all about stability and backwards compatibility, and now owned by Oracle (which is an epitome of enterprisey derpiness), but Java platform still somehow retains its vibrant, innovative community. One might say that Scala and perhaps Clojure are the main innovation drivers, but .NET has F#, which is no less innovative. So, I think it must be something else. Perhaps their years of focus on Windows platform, which is preferred in enterprisey sweatshops, not in the latte-drinking hipster SV community.