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> OE isn't losing out on those types of sales... they are losing to Oracle and SQL Server with Java, Web, .Net, etc. front ends. With the occasional open source DB/UI thrown in. Agreed, but I mentioned pinterest, whatsapp etc. for other reasons (performance, scaling, fault-tolerance). > but if you want to leave then leave. What is this remark good for. About the real issues you name: Current pricing makes more exposure almost useless I think. Even when oe was made open-source. I don't want to propose changes to oe (already mentioned that roi seems not to be expected from retrofitting concurrency etc.), I only question what it's future will be. > f you want to try and promote changes to make OE more competitive I would suggest focusing on the real world issues of why people are choosing other technologies instead of OE. Fixing the above list would go a long way for sales and the future. I think it cannot be saved and will slowly die. > Adding esoteric features that only a tiny percentage of developers use will not help. I do not see features like actors as esoteric. They are very usable, in the context of functional programming also. Which I find a far superior model compared to oo. You can perfectly create normal business apps with a language like elixir. And you can extend such an application... Far beyond what is possible with oe I think.
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