Developer tools definitely.
Technologies aiming the enterprise also have an opportunity with desktop software, Slack is a clear example.
Not much opportunities in the consumer tech space for desktop apps.
Technologies aiming the enterprise also have an opportunity with desktop software, Slack is a clear example.
Not much opportunities in the consumer tech space for desktop apps.
Personally, I've paid money for the WebStorm IDE, the PyCharm IDE, Sublime, Dash, Paw, Balsamiq, and more. I've bought ready-made UI components, database drivers, etc., and I'm about to start shelling out $4,000+/year for a commercial Qt license even though I could probably get by with Qt's free LGPL version.
And that's just me as an individual; companies are even more willing to spend money on developer tools.