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At one point there wasn't an alternative to Angular either, look what we have now. Not only that, there's still native. Which means anyone can easily hold out t

At one point there wasn't an alternative to Angular either, look what we have now. Not only that, there's still native. Which means anyone can easily hold out that is on the fence for who knows what comes in the future. Principles matter at some level, which is why many businesses abandoned Godaddy a few years back. But also there's simple budget considerations. Google has cost us tons of money over the years adjusting to their services. Now we don't have to anymore, and it's a relief. If I am forced to spend money I'd rather spend it on something competition than to bolstering a belligerent monopoly and also support a system that will still be around, or at the very least, give two craps about our situation. Maybe you are too young to remember the bad old days with Microsoft was the mean kid on the block. Google is getting worse than Microsoft ever was. And that is really bad. (edit:React confusion)

jrs95 8y ago
I'd argue people left GoDaddy because their services suck. At least, that's been my experience with them. And at the same time, what they were doing wasn't unique, you have nearly unlimited alternatives in that space. I hope you're right with the Angular comparison though, I would love to see other projects move in a direction that truly competes with what Flutter is doing. As for native...you're right, I'll continue to tolerate it because none of the cross platform solutions are really "there" yet, Flutter included at the moment. It's interesting from a technical perspective, but I wouldn't bet on it for a serious project until it at least hits 1.0
- RobertRoberts 8y ago
  The specific instance related to Godaddy that was the straw that broke things was the SOPA fiasco. Google has done many similar things, it could be argued even far worse things, and it's somehow survived so far. But to think it's any better of a company is to be myopic. Well, I am in no hurry with Flutter, we will see how things turn out in the next few years.
- RobertRoberts 8y ago
  A quick follow up, would this compete with Flutter? (just saw it linked on HN) https://microsoft.github.io/reactxp/ https://microsoft.github.io/reactxp/

jrs95 8y ago

I'd argue people left GoDaddy because their services suck. At least, that's been my experience with them. And at the same time, what they were doing wasn't unique, you have nearly unlimited alternatives in that space. I hope you're right with the Angular comparison though, I would love to see other projects move in a direction that truly competes with what Flutter is doing. As for native...you're right, I'll continue to tolerate it because none of the cross platform solutions are really "there" yet, Flutter included at the moment. It's interesting from a technical perspective, but I wouldn't bet on it for a serious project until it at least hits 1.0

RobertRoberts 8y ago
The specific instance related to Godaddy that was the straw that broke things was the SOPA fiasco. Google has done many similar things, it could be argued even far worse things, and it's somehow survived so far. But to think it's any better of a company is to be myopic. Well, I am in no hurry with Flutter, we will see how things turn out in the next few years.
RobertRoberts 8y ago
A quick follow up, would this compete with Flutter? (just saw it linked on HN) https://microsoft.github.io/reactxp/ https://microsoft.github.io/reactxp/