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> operating systems The desktop OS market has basically two players: Windows and Mac OS. Desktop Linux is so small it's no relevant force at all. > developmen
by est31 7y ago
> operating systems
The desktop OS market has basically two players: Windows and Mac OS. Desktop Linux is so small it's no relevant force at all.
> development tools
What about the intellij tools? They cost quite a large amount, and it's a monthly cost. MS Visual Studio is still around as well.
> databases
SAP is still a major force on the German market. The company behind it is amongst the 30 biggest public German companies.
- sudosysgen 7y agoIntellij only succeeds due to open source community editions.
- z_open 7y agoYou are picking out exceptions. The parent didn't say it's not possible to make money in these spaces, just that OSS is eating it up. And desktop operating systems are in the small minority of all operating systems in use today.