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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"Well, theoretically, it could."
Yes, and I could come up with conspiracy theories about how SCO is secretly working with the Chinese government to undermine Linux adoption in the US so they can plant backdoors in Windows, since they've bribed Bill Gates with control of Taiwan after they take it over.
In other words, just because you can think of a scenario doesn't make it plausible or likely. Apple is excellent cover for Microsoft's anti-trust issues, and it'll be a cold day in hell before they allow Apple to bankrupt itself. Apple is not really competition for Microsoft at this point. Linux is. Ergo, allowing Apple to live and prosper (within limits) while trying to kill Linux is going to be their course of action. Everything that's leaked out of Microsoft indicates this.
In particular, your scenario is leaving out the fact that Microsoft's ports to Macs are generally quite good (IE and Office come to mind). If they wanted to kill the Mac dead, they'd just cut off Office support and cite revenue issues. Doing it insidiously through C# is both slow and unreliable.
Put it like this: do you think C# support is more likely to hurt Apple than not having it?
-Erwos