> GUIs and proprietary protocols have killed Emacs. I'm pretty sure, Emacs is not dead yet. And if GUI & protocols are killing it, maybe adapting would be the

> GUIs and proprietary protocols have killed Emacs. I'm pretty sure, Emacs is not dead yet. And if GUI & protocols are killing it, maybe adapting would be the way to survive? > Emacs isn't an editor, as the post implies, it's an environment. Bash is also an environment, but nobody calls it an editor. Emacs has an editor as the primary interface, and handling & editing text as its primary purpose. And today, any mature editor is its own environment anyway. > All of the verticals have been slurped up by corporations who did it better in GUI, Just saying, but GUI has little to do with this. Corps have simply more money, more manpower, more focus on serving customers (and making money). And modern Tools like GUI are a well working tool which enables them to deliver fast and userfriendly.