Vim is a great text editor - try it

Re:Vim is a great text editor - try it by bmj on Friday October 02, 2009 @08:43AM (#856885)

If it's so great, why do you even have to market it?

That's kinda silly. That's like saying "why does Apple spend jillions of dollars marketing the iPhone if it's so great?" Some people genuinely don't know about [pick your editor], and some people like their tools so much, they like to tell you about them. Isn't that the whole point of blogs, anyway?

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Re:Vim is a great text editor - try it by WilliamLP on Friday October 02, 2009 @10:02AM (#857017)

> "why does Apple spend jillions of dollars marketing the iPhone if it's so great?"

Because it leads to massive profit. I don't think it's pure altruism motivated by a desire to give better user experiences.

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Re:Vim is a great text editor - try it by bmj on Friday October 02, 2009 @11:50AM (#857289)

It's not just about the money, though. How is free/open source supposed to gain traction, if not by people saying "hey, this is good!" If no one "markets" a piece of software, how you know about? How did _you_ find out about the tools you use?

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Re:Vim is a great text editor - try it by WilliamLP on Friday October 02, 2009 @12:16PM (#857341)

Agreed, but I was just pointing out a clear non-sequitur in the parent post. People should use logic when making a point.

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