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Respectfully, I've never had a client dictate the choice of front-end framework. That seems insane to me. Has that happened to you?

Yes on so many occasions. I want an Angular or Backbone FE coupled with MySQL/Apache or the complement of the MEAN stack for the BE.

These are two different kind of clients here. One actually has an inkling what these technologies are, the other just wants a deliverable.