Joyent now paying people to not switch from Node.js to IO.JS
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This is a hilariously out of touch move by Joyent.
The major concern most people have with node.js is the governance model - the fact that a single corporation controls it makes a lot of people uneasy.
This thin ploy really highlights exactly the kind of company that Joyent is and really validates those concerns. They're not interested in working together with io.js, they're interested in using their corporate muscle to squash what they see as a competitor.
The worst thing is the incentives they're using are barbed - really they're just offering you a discount on their products in return for locking you in to them.
"The company's Node.js Incubator Program is designed for companies, startups, and individuals doing interesting things with Node. Members will receive Joyent’s training and support, $25,000 worth of services in Joyent Cloud Hosting, tools and debugging, access to Node project leader Timothy J Fontaine, plus marketing and networking opportunities."
I can totally understand why they'd not want to _pay money_ to people who switched.
That said since Node and IO are compatible I don't get why they'd want to slow progress like that - they're hooking people on their cloud services (which will work just fine in IO code) their ecosystem (the package manager NPM works on both IO and node) and their services. They could totally at least make a more reasonable statement than "What's IO".
I think this attitude is entirely detrimental.