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Swift is necessary on macOS and is doing fairly poor outside of it because it didn't have Windows and Linux support on par.

• latexr 3y ago
  The original comment claimed a language needs first class Windows support at a minimum to take off. Swift proves that is not a hard requirement, regardless of the reason for its popularity: that it’s the official vendor-supported language for a family of platforms that have been profitable for developers. That Swift isn’t as popular outside the officially supported platforms isn’t surprising and doesn’t matter. The point is precisely that it didn’t have to cater to a specific one (Windows) to achieve success.
  • poulpy123 3y ago
    Yes you don't need to be on windows if you have a quasi monopoly on 1 billion devices. But except swift and java there is no language that can pretend to it.
    • notmypenguin 3y ago
      If it wasn’t for the fact M$ preloaded Windows on nearly all OEM computers due to some seriously mafia-esque business practices we wouldn’t have to consider that OS at all. Two can play at that metaphor game
      • poulpy123 3y ago
        Yes but the fact is that windows has a 75% marketshare of personal computers. If you want your language to be widely adopted it has to be supported