Why is D unpopular, redux.

[Guillaume Piolat]

On Wednesday, 25 May 2022 at 17:27:58 UTC, Ola Fosheim Grøstad 
wrote:
>
> Maybe your company could take the role of a publisher? So if I 
> create a novel effect it would go into one of your stacks with 
> a certain percentage?
> Then I don’t have to deal with marketing, windows etc and you 
> would get a cut? Or is that unrealistic?

Some actors of the industry have done that and it is very 
lucrative for them. A big subscription separated through allies. 
But then you have to grow a lot to make acquisition. It's a more 
important power imbalance than just relying on other's code 
though.
At the end of the day, noone will really do your marketing for 
you.


> Yes... it would be better to cooperate and share marketing 
> costs, some kind of umbrella brand? Or is it better to be small 
> perhaps.

It's too early to tell.
What I'd like to push meanwhile is more sharing of (unmaintained) 
private UI code.