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There was heaps of community interest in Xara, but the company kept the key rendering engine component proprietary, which killed it.


Yes, heaps of interest from people who can't code or provide financial support but who like to complain. Same with Gravit (then known as Stagestack) who failed to raise 20.000 USD from Fireworks community [1]. Or with Akira and its Kickstarter campaign [2].

[1] http://libregraphicsworld.org/blog/entry/stagestack-faces-de...

[2] https://youtu.be/mhDjlJk4jQc




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