IMO I think something like Jetbrains should be leaning into integration, not all-in-one. Connective tissue last longer than walled garden.
They’re probably the most expensive issue tracking tool (many times the amount we’d pay for Jira), but it’s extremely worthwhile for us so we pay it.
Instead of telnet, ssh and X display, we get to use the browser.
Mainframes were ever since the best option to milk locked-in customers, so the story continues.
The tech is different, the strategy the same: Be the all emphasizing platform so nobody can leave without needing to rebuild substantial parts of their business form the ground up.
Replacing the mainframe after been invested in it constitutes for many a mayor headache to this day. So one can conclude that the said strategy works well since decades.
But that's no news, is it?
Of course, we’re huge fans of JetBrains products, and them and the other companies mentioned above have so much credibility and such vast resources that they are going to deliver widely-used and powerful products. We hope to integrate with them where it makes sense!
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