> Simple unwillingness to accept a direct competitor has already beaten their ass to market and mindshare? I have not seen any shred of competition suggestion

> Simple unwillingness to accept a direct competitor has already beaten their ass to market and mindshare? I have not seen any shred of competition suggestion here. But even if there is competition, that should be encouraged - competition is healthy, and it promotes development. Who is to say that Rust has all the good ideas and nobody else can have any good idea ? You should encourage competition not stiffle it "because somebody else is more advanced"