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"Apparently, JBuiler used to be their #1 cash cow. Well, until Eclipse came along: within 18 months, JBuilder license sales dropped to essentially zero." quotin
by ransom1538 5y ago
"Apparently, JBuiler used to be their #1 cash cow. Well, until Eclipse came along: within 18 months, JBuilder license sales dropped to essentially zero." quoting from a previous employee.
- speed_spread 5y agoIt might have saved them to go with the JetBrains model of a free "Community" edition along with paid supported options but that's probably not a jump that the uninspired management would have been willing to make.
- CRConrad 5y agoThey did, later... Too late :-(
- rstupek 5y agoWe used jbuilder and it was a great product, simpler to use than eclipse but it's hard to compete with free and good enough
- ransom1538 5y agoYeah as a kid i remember staring at the jbuilder box in a "computer store". I wanted it so bad. But never had the money.
- lowbloodsugar 5y agoYet JetBrains survives.
- johannes1234321 5y agoWhich is fascinating to watch. As it is quite uncommon in today's world.
- The_Colonel 5y agoThat's an understatement. JetBrains has a strong continual growth.