Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 4th Feb 2004 05:34 UTC
According to statistics, Java continues to have the crown of the most used VM-based platform in the industry. However, Microsoft's C# and .NET gain ground every day. While C# might or might not overcome Java in the following years, the fact remains that more and more programmers want the choice of C# among their developer tools. So, where does this situation leave Apple?
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The hidden party is IBM! IBM for years has played multiple sides of the field, quietly alligning with anybody who will give them an inroad. I've already read articles about .net support for IBM Big Iron servers [but I can't remember off hand]. In the end, It's going to be the quiet companies that win this, not the vocal ones. IBM is great "glue" for any network...which is why the linux thing works for them. Linux is just another checkbox to add that opens a whole new group of features...mostly it KEEPS CUSTOMERS FROM LEAVING IBM big iron!!!
I think that apple will buy-in to .net or at least an implementation of mono? Apple like IBM, has stayed alive and profitable by being everything to everyone who's their customer. Playing nice helps them to get a few macs in here and there in networks dominated by other systems. I could see Apples Xservers playing "poor boy" to IBM's AS400 lines. The ability of Apple to play very nice on a network with Windows, Novell, and Linux puts them in key position for shops that want simple, open IT infrastructure...without being OSS gurus. With the BSD base and Fink for Linux programs, the Xserver costs no more than comparable X86 servers...without the Cals...so it's comparable to an enterprise RedHat or SuSe box. Adding .net to such a server would be a great feature to have because you'd need it for some intranet/email features...and to play nice with windows PCs.