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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I think .Net ports are probably a good thing. .Net support is probably going to be more about interoperability with windows in workplace networks.
I still think that Apple should have a bigger market in corporate desktops and laptops. Most corporate users don't need windows and the security benefits alone are massive. (how often does the head of the marketting dept, or finance, or the CEO get most of the viruses)
MS integration is still a major requirement and that will probably mean .Net integration at some point. I agree Apple should move sooner rather than later.
.Net isn't a bad thing, I can't think of many examples where a language just up and died because another more hyped language came along. Java was pretty hyped and it didn't harm the major language of the time. (It might have eaten into niche languages a bit)
I hope that .Net will somewhat invigorate java to fix its flaws, especially in gui apps. Apple already has an SWT port I believe with Eclipse being ported. That is progress.
I doubt MS will license .Net it to apple cheaply enough (compared to what Mono would cost for example)