Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 4th Feb 2004 05:34 UTC
Apple 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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Why doesn't Microsoft help?
by root on Wed 4th Feb 2004 06:12 UTC

Is it Apple's duty to push .NET on their platform or is it Microsoft's duty. I remember clearly when Java came out, SUN did its best to push Java on as many platforms as possible. If MS really wants .NET to be used on other platforms, don't you think they will be involved in majority of the pushing and porting?

As it stands today, I doubt Microsoft will be pleased if developers started migrating to Mac or Linux. After all, their goal is to monopolize and lock as many developers as possible, like they've done over the years.