Re: [cgiapp] .NET Fuss?

[Bill McCormick <suppressed>]

Peter Masiar wrote:

> Bill McCormick wrote:
>
> > Hello.
> >
> > Can somebody tell me what all the .NET fuss is about?
>
>
> You may say it's a crazy conspiration theory, but here it goes:
>
> (1) Microsoft tried time proven "embrace, extend, choke" trick on java.
> (2) Sun sued them, MS lost was forced to uphold java Sun's standard.
> (3) MD realized that "write once, run anywhere" promise of java could 
> ruin their monopoly, making OS irrelevant.
> (4) MS created competing "C++ -like extension with memory management" 
> - C# and .NET, with promises of everything they ever promised to 
> deliver (this time surely on time and secure) - and add kitchen sink.
> (5) Recently, Sun decided that Linux is hurting it's bottom line more 
> than MS Win/Office, and started cooperate with MS. Sun got from MS 
> like $2B, cool $2000M for some license deals and settlements.
>
> But here are red flags:
> (1) C# is for sure protected by many patents. MS almost doubled number 
> of filled patents in last couple of years. Like patents for FAT 
> filesystem and doubleclick.
> (2) MS is financing (via BayStar) SCO to sue Linux.

BayStar backed out and took the money back.

> (3) coming Windows Longhorn upgrade will be huge change, files will be 
> objects in object database or something equally scary. And it's not 
> obvious how this technology will get accepted. Especially in new 
> cash-poor, talent-rich countries, like China, India, Brazil, Russia. 
> These countries might generate enough power for Free/open source to 
> take over the world - because they have more time than money, and are 
> not invested in old legacy technologies like USA. :-)
> (4) MS first time in long history relies not on investing into 
> technology innovations (and granting stock options to developers), but 
> on paying dividends any buying back shares. They kind of behave as 
> monopoly utility company, with no good idea how to use cash reserves.
>
> I am forced to use java in my newest project, but my strategy is to 
> wait  out the inevitable clash between C# and java (revenge match 
> between MS and IBM), if possible, and am learning eclipse, and python :-)

Everything changes, nothing stays the same.


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