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It doesn't matter if Npm is ever profitable. If an investor puts money into Npm, they are indirectly adding value to every company that uses Npm. Making sure th
by ccallebs 12y ago
It doesn't matter if Npm is ever profitable. If an investor puts money into Npm, they are indirectly adding value to every company that uses Npm. Making sure that a comprehensive dependency manager exists for JavaScript helps every company that uses JavaScript.
Additionally, neither JavaScript or Ruby is nearing their "swan song". Other languages will come out. The current languages will persist.
- rezistik 12y agoExactly. If they invest in 10 companies built on Node and therefore NPM they are investing in 11 companies by investing in NPM. They are purchasing security of their open source tools.