BASIC's Comparison Matrix: ideas for content?

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[...]I just downloaded Purebasic v6.00 because I could but I just don't have an use for that trash any longer. [...]cannot even use it on Linux because it requires too many third-party and not enough "libre" dependencies, for its high price tag it's not worth it, on Slackware, Ubuntu or anything else.[...]I had enough using it at v5.21 LTS (in 2014) on an old Toshiba laptop with 32-bit WindowsXP[...]kept suddenly crashing so I lost my work.

I agree that the PureBasic installation on Linux should be simplified with a script like QB64(PE) uses, but with a few copy-paste commands it's not tough to install the dependencies and be ready to code. As for the crashing, no issues on Ubuntu nor OS X for me, but I never used PBasic prior to v6. In fairness, a lot will change in 8 years with any technology, and I'm sure QB64 has also come a long way in that time. The affordability part is subjective, but there's no argument that anything at a cost will never be cheaper than free, so there's a win for QB64(PE). I think the paid cross-platform competitor would be Xojo, which costs $399 USD for 12 months of updates to run on Win+Mac+Linux. PBasic's perpetual license then makes a lot more sense: $84 USD for all 3 major platforms plus Linux ARM, along with updates for life. My only disappointment is for Android, iOS, and browser support, you then need SpiderBasic, which uses the same subscription model as Xojo though at a much lower cost.

I think this is a really cool comparison table you've created, @CharlieJV! In the never-ending quest to find the best language for XYZ purpose, I'm sure many will appreciate it. I've been playing with my TheC64 recently, so perhaps BASIC 2.0 / C64 BASIC has a place on the list?