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Re: Java

On Fri, 7 Dec 2001, Jeremy Hylton wrote:
> Has anyone ever made a successful business of selling a language?

Depends on your meaning of language and success.
(Many of these appear to be DSLs)

Database Clients:
	Powerbuilder
	Delphi/Kylix
	Visual Basic

Multimedia
	Macromedia Director/Lingo
	Max

Web Programming
	PHP/Zend

Printing and Display
	Adobe Postscript -- they get paid for every PS printer

Application Languages
	Oracle SQL
	MS SQL Server
	VBA (Visual Basic for Applications)

Strategic languages (don't make money themselves, but drive business)
	C# -- locks people into the Microsoft platform
	Java -- helps people avoid being locked into the Microsoft platform

Spreadsheets
	Excel
	Lotus 1-2-3
	Visicalc

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