Should we trust .NET? (was Re: PHP vs. Python/comp.lang.php?)

[Oleg Broytmann]

On Wed, Nov 28, 2001 at 01:18:48AM +0000, Tim Hammerquist wrote:
> Ken Seehof <kseehof at neuralintegrator.com> graced us by uttering:
> [ snip ]
> > It has never been in MS's best interest to be compatible with the
> > rest of the computing world.
> 
> More precisely, it's never been in Bill's pocketbook's best interest
> to be compatible with the rest of the world.
> 
> It's _always_ been in MS's best interest to be compatible. There's
> more than enough money in the industry to support Microsoft and any
> other vendors.

   There are other merits, not only money. Corporations want power even
more than money. Down with non-free software.

Oleg.
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