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There's a great list of products that should exist, but they're expensive and time consuming to do well, and nobody but JetBrains knows how to get people to pay
by Sophistifunk 8y ago
There's a great list of products that should exist, but they're expensive and time consuming to do well, and nobody but JetBrains knows how to get people to pay for them.
Even Microsoft is giving away most of their dev tools these days.
- Aeolun 8y agoJetbrains can make people pay for them because their products are just insanely good value for money. I currently get their whole suite for $15 a month, and I get to use them at work and for freelance assignments. I mean, it’s a no-brainer.
- irq11 8y agoYou’re not rebutting the parent comment. I’ve built tools in this space. The bar for “insanely good” is very high, and the market size is quite small. It’s a crappy business from an investor perspective, and legions of nerds have washed up on this particular beachhead.