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So lots of zeros versus the alternatives. Sure, for hobbyists and such. But if you're a "real" company and you are paying software people perhaps $50,000 (at t
by PhantomGremlin 9y ago
So lots of zeros versus the alternatives.
Sure, for hobbyists and such. But if you're a "real" company and you are paying software people perhaps $50,000 (at the time) plus benefits, why would the cost of a workstation and a compiler make much of a difference?
- pjmlp 9y agoSpeaking from the reality of the Portuguese industry in the mid-90's, majority of companies where using PCs, Amigas, Ataris and such. Only companies at Fortune XXXX level would even think about renting UNIX/VAX systems. Then the OS SDKs only contained the systems language compilers, C, BLISS, Macro32, CLI tools and such. Every other additional language was an extra purchase.