I could live with that. That said, they are obviously not the best for every application but swapping out MySQL for the next up contender (Postgres) and Apache with Nginx and PHP with Ruby or python would not change the picture dramatically. Switching to Java+Tomcat or a javascript framework on the serverside would change the picture in a dramatic way.
Popularity is not the most useful measure but it is a useful metric to determine the viability of a framework and it also gives an idea about how open a team is to outside contributions which is a huge factor in eventual success. (See: Linux vs Minix).
I'm not a fan of Javascript either on the clientside or on the serverside but I agree with the GGP that they seem to get community right and even if every other decision they make is wrong in the long turn that may make them the equivalent of PHP in their domain.
Popularity is not the most useful measure but it is a useful metric to determine the viability of a framework and it also gives an idea about how open a team is to outside contributions which is a huge factor in eventual success. (See: Linux vs Minix).
I'm not a fan of Javascript either on the clientside or on the serverside but I agree with the GGP that they seem to get community right and even if every other decision they make is wrong in the long turn that may make them the equivalent of PHP in their domain.