This is correct 100%. At the end of the day, it's about the productivity * developer head count. That said it still makes me sick. But what's the alternative?

This is correct 100%. At the end of the day, it's about the productivity * developer head count. That said it still makes me sick. But what's the alternative? Lazarus? Gtk+? Yuck. AIR was looking good, but now everyone is treating it like the plague.