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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..your example is too lame. A Mac shop couldn't run your ASP? They couldn't buy/borrow one machine to install your scripts to do development against? And for this scenario Apple needs to be careful and support .NET?
Naww. Apple absolutely won't do it. I can guarantee it, and here's why: Apple doesn't want to compete with the Dell's and IBM's of the world, and they'll do a bang-up job of supporting whatever Microsoft throws out into the marketplace.
There are tons of great web development platforms that will run just fine in OS X. Apple doesn't need MS, at least in the scenario you propose.
I'd rather pin my hopes that by the time IBM releases generation 2 or 3 of their G5s, the prices and performance will be more aligned with the rest of the marketplace. Apple still needs the cheaper, headless base unit to capture marketshare. Without that, they're gonna have to rely on iPods.