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

[Steve Holden]

"DeepBlue" <DeepBlue at DeepBlue.org> wrote in message
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> "Jonathan Gardner" <jgardn at alumni.washington.edu> wrote in message
> news:mailman.1006958441.30706.python-list at python.org...
> > Ken Seehof wrote:
> > > >
> > > > more. True, I think .NET is cool - but I'll only use it if MS keeps
it
> > > > promise and ports it too Linux and such.
> > >
> > > Odds of MS keeping any promises of this kind: 0.027%
> > >
> > > It has never been in MS's best interest to be compatible with the rest
> of
> > > the
> > > computing world.
> > >
> >
> > Look at Visual C++. Portability? Compatability? Ha.
> >
> > Look what they did to Java, HTTP, HTML, and JavaScript.
> >
> What did they do to Java, HTTP, HTML, and JavaScript?
>
> > Microsoft is in the business of making money, not software.
> >
> Is Sun and Netscape any different?

Yes, in so far as they seem to feel that their best interests are served by
adhering to standards and interoperating with other peopple's
implementations.

regards
 Steve
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