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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<p>I liked the article. it summed up nicely all that I've been reading lately about .NET but the fighting is a little too heated for me. I stopped reading slashdot as much as before because I got tired of all the bashing without reading or sincerely trying to understand the point of view of the writer. Anyway, a couple of points that I like to add my opinion to that of Eugenia.
<p>* OSes will become unimportant if the dominant office suite, mp3/cd player and picture software run in .NET because you can run the same app everywhere, (hopefully) looking and working the same way. Therefore, to the ordinary user there will be no difference if you run it in Windows/Linux/MacOSX/etc. Just imagine if M$ Office, Winamp and Photoshop ran on a fast JVM today, what OS would you be running at work? Would it really matter?
<p>* Which brings me to the next point, how will M$ make money? It might loose some money in Windows sales if what I mentioned before holds true but it would make tons on Windows Server sales, Passport/transaction fees and the works. And as Eugenia pointed out, the one who holds the information is the king.
<p>I'm just a college student that is trying to figure out where the chips will fall after I graduate. If .NET is the way to go is still to see but if it is I certainly hope that Mono/dotGNU can deliver the goods.