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From: "Amol Hatwar" rollacosta@phreaker.net To: linuxers@mm.ilug-bom.org.in Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 6:20 PM Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] Ignorance is bliss
The term .NET is confusing, you are refering to the passport and other services. Speaking technically correctly .NET is an initiative... that promises a lot of things. The Linux/Windows interoperability that I am talking of here is one of them.
DotNet is not just a strategy, it is also a family of products. It
includes *snip* Right on... the products are to implement the strategy... and the strategy as I see it will ultimately evolve to hoodwink the users.
The move to port dotnet to linux platform is another version of the
same
Like I said .NET is NOT a product that you install... its an
initiative...
comprising of a multitude of products and services. Porting... is some
other
question.
I was refering to the DotNet Server Software and the DotNet Framework including Microsoft Intermediate Language. These will ensure that all software designed for running on the dotnet server and those made with Microsoft Visual Studio .Net RAD tools will work on linux.
Right on again... M$ wants to reap from the Linux market as well. Thats because they know they're strong on desktop products.... the M$ Office Suite for instance. They want to sell that to Linux users too. Its like a dual strategy. They want to replace our applications and then our OS as well.
hedging......in case linux becomes more popular on the server front, software designed on dotnet platform will run even if the server is
running
linux, and the desktops are windows. Believe me, they will finalise
and
complete the codes to production level only if linux becomes too
popular
at server level.......Otherwise, it will remain "experimental"
Which OS do you think has the upperhand in server markets now? :D
True, Linux has a lead in the server market, specially in large and very large applications, webservers, etc. But Windows is catching on faster
than
you realise. Futher, dont forget that there is another fast growing server market, which is servers used by (small, medium and large) enterprises for internal use and normal office operations.
M$ = Desktop! This is what I conclude from the various reports I have been reading from Gartner. It is true that M$ wants to move higher up... but they know they aren't simply up to it. Here are the reasons why: 1. Security 2. Simplicity 3. Performance 4. Efficiency 5. Openness (Even if they capture the first 4.. they'll never get here)
This is the one where microsoft
is looking to grow. This is a market which is not a strong linux base as such.
On the other side large corporates are helping smaller partners to get on to GNU/Linux for purposes of more homogeneous integration. And the M$s journey up-stream will be difficult if not impossible.
Regards,
Amol Hatwar.