Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 20th Feb 2002 18:45 UTC
A lot of people have trouble understanding what .NET really is and what its goals are. Mostly because Microsoft has done a good job of confusing everybody using terms that are not self-explanatory or with terms that mean more that one thing. This editorial will present my thoughts on .NET, what it really is, what its motivations and goals are, and why it is the next "big thing." Should we embrace it or fear it? Both, I daresay.
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This is all well and nice, but unfortunately we are now in areas that go beyond 'merely' CompSci arenas. The realm of technology, computer technology, specifically, is much further reaching than in the past. It is hinted at in the article but then left for dead, perhaps appropriately concerning the basic thrust of the article. It boils down to this, however: Regardless of the viability of .NET as a platform, do we not owe it to ourselves and End Users in general to actively seek out alternatives to M$, who have proven themselves, time and time again, to be untrustworthy as a company? You will find few companies less trusted to "do the right thing" than M$. Do you now want to committ to their 'new' technologies and lock yourself into the same current predicament of M$ technological monopolies? Seems to me, and to a lot of us, that M$ should be avoided as a rule of thumb, viable technical alternatives are ALWAYS available or will be developed. Crush the monolith. They, make no mistake, would crush you if they had to. Look to it.