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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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