So, Yahoo acquires Viaweb and rewrites it. The end result is inferior to the original Lisp-based product. Sony acquires Naughty Dog and decides to eliminate

So, Yahoo acquires Viaweb and rewrites it. The end result is inferior to the original Lisp-based product. Sony acquires Naughty Dog and decides to eliminate the Lisp-based development infrastructure. The end result is an inferior game development environment. Sure, there were probably a lot of reasons for these decisions by Yahoo and Sony (probably none of which had anything to do with productivity or technical excellence - large companies have other drivers which have more importance than these two); however, the end result for both companies has been something inferior to what they originally acquired. Quoted from http://bc.tech.coop/blog/060118.html http://bc.tech.coop/blog/060118.html Edit: The post has more about in what respect the author considers the replacements inferior.