Why feel bad about it though? If they're unable to innovate and they're stuck in their old ways, and they cannot find/advertise the benefits of either paths by using their products, why would it need to still be around? Isn't this the reason capitalism exist in the first place, the good get rewarded and the bad eventually fold?

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hanikesn 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Not everyone is a supporter of capitalism unconditionally and they did great for more than two decades.

	▲	xydone 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I agree with what you are saying, but I'm not sure how much of if applies to JetBrains. They were on the beneficiary side of the same system that flipped their world around for the longest time. I don't feel that bad for them.
	▲	embedding-shape an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Sure, I'd lean more anarchist than anything else on the political spectrum, what exactly am I supposed to be upset/sad about here? Yes, they did great for two decades, so what? So did Blockbuster or Radioshack, but eventually the tides turn and the world changes, this is essentially what life is and always been.

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swingboy 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Empathy?

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matkoniecz 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Both of these can be true.

I can feel bad about how things went for them, without thinking we are obligated to give them government bailout or something.

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tomjen3 an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I don't necessarily feel bad about it, but I do feel sad about it.

I would not want all my bread to have come from wheat being milled on an old watermill, but I love visiting those as museums, and I think it would be bad if they were torn down.

I probably feel about the same for JetBrains. Plus, I have fond memories of using them.

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smt88 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I feel bad for them because they seem like some of the better actors in the dev tool space. They make quality products and seem to care about users a lot.

I don’t know why I should feel less empathy for them “because capitalism.” Capitalism has a lot of innocent victims, and in the AI era, there’s no longer something new to move on to.