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The eco-system of companies selling components for every possible use case.
Most VB/Delphi shops would get early licenses from such companies. DevExpress is a surviving company from those days.
https://www.devexpress.com/Products/VCL/ (over 210 controls)
So you had a huge toolbox full with components for the majority of enterprise most common use cases.
As far as I am aware, there aren't any company selling components for Qt.
The eco-system of companies selling components for every possible use case.
Most VB/Delphi shops would get early licenses from such companies. DevExpress is a surviving company from those days.
https://www.devexpress.com/Products/VCL/ (over 210 controls)
So you had a huge toolbox full with components for the majority of enterprise most common use cases.
As far as I am aware, there aren't any company selling components for Qt.