[Info-vax] Taking a break - Open Source on OpenVMS Conference Calls Resume

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 7/4/2022 1:01 PM, seasoned_geek wrote:
> On Sunday, July 3, 2022 at 8:33:33 PM UTC-5, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> Qt and wxWidgets are niche for those with special requirements
>> or stuck in the the early 00's.
> 
> Really?
> So, when you get cancer and they send you home with a fanny pack containing the B. Braun infusion pump I helped create, that's a niche market?
> 
> When you are rushed into ER and they hook you up to this vitals monitor
> https://www.welchallyn.com/content/welchallyn/americas/en/products/categories/patient-monitoring/vital-signs-devices/connex-spot-monitor.html
> while trying to save your life that is a niche market? Yeah, I helped bring that one to life too.
> 
> When you hop behind the wheel of a Ford, any ford made since Microsoft automotive got fired over their Sync debacle, the dash controls and infotainment system are a niche market?
> 
> When a farmer gets into the cab of a John Deere tractor and has everything on this display
> https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fthumbs.tractorfan.nl%2Fgroot%2Fj%2Fjohn-deere%2F535799-intreur-john-deere.jpg&f=1&nofb=1
> that's a niche market?
> 
> When Ford and half a dozen other automobile OEMs tell you to "download our app for your vehicle" so you can remote unlock, remote start, and God knows what else that's a niche? Roughly half of these buyers will have an imbecile phone and download the app.
> 
> https://fordauthority.com/fmc/ford-motor-company-sales-numbers/ford-sales-numbers/ford-f-series-sales-numbers/>> I just want to find out your definition of a "niche"
Niche technology does not mean used for non-important applications
or used for applications distributed in small numbers.

Niche technology mean that it is only used by a tiny fraction
of developers.

That is the case for Qt and wxWidget.

And the examples of their usage does not contradict that.

Arne