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by ubertaco 3636 days ago
It's a paid terminal emulator, written (by all appearances) in some kind of Electron-like (so a much much higher footprint), with a GUI for what can already be done via aliases, functions, and scripts.

And no telling how well $TERM detection works (show me vim! Show me something that wants 256 colors!)

If it was free, I might still not use it, because my terminal emulator needs to be lightweight and bulletproof, not heavy and shiny. A terminal emulator is a hammer -- simple, solid, good for constant use -- not an art piece.

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This is how Emacs looks in it - http://imgur.com/E6cLkoF . Turning off the theme I am using fixes it, but many emacs shortcuts don't work.
I think you missed the gigantic "Download" button you see when you first open up the page.

That said, probably still won't use it. Too much whitespace and too shiny for my liking

So I can download it for free, or I can buy "1 year free update" for $10.

They need a much better explanation of what exactly I'm paying for, and what I'm limited to with the free version.