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The same way you could ask why GNU Emacs still exists. Because there are people who for various tiny (rational or irrational) reasons dont want to switch the ed

The same way you could ask why GNU Emacs still exists. Because there are people who for various tiny (rational or irrational) reasons dont want to switch the editor they've been using the last 20 years. It is the same thing as asking why German is still used, now that English is a world language.

readme 12y ago
I'm pretty sure there are still new users adopting GNU Emacs as their text editor.
yzzxy 12y ago
Ironically, German is probably closer to Emacs Lisp than English is.