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by cat_plus_plus 976 days ago
Sure, dumbification of software has to stop somewhere. Emacs is not easy to learn and it takes quite a while to see the point of all the complexity and flexibility over just using Notepad. But, at the end of the day, it can still hold its own over modern IDEs for many tasks. Notepad has its uses, but I am not going to pay $999/seat for Notepad. To convince me to pay, you need to explain to me everything I am getting and give me enough skills to have an initial idea of how I can map my unique needs to what is being offered. That's going to take some time.