&gt; hg came before git, you have your network effect backwards.<p>Can you explain? Not sure how hg being released earlier changes how many users they have. See <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Network_effect" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Network_effect</a>