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I am not one of the ones who feel that Windows (or Linux) is the be-all and end-all of operating systems (my personal favorite has always been VMS). Just like any other software, the OS needs competition to maintain its edge. Linux is now beginning to provide that pressure on Windows. By the same token, it would be bad for there to be no OS but Linux in the world, open-source notwithstanding. Multiple authors contributing ideas to one OS is not the same as competing OS's. Let's hope that both Linux and Windows can thrive and "feed" off each other, making both better as time goes by.

And, getting back to the topic, the same applies to Java and .NET -- we need competition for Java, not just multiple contributors to Java.

Carl Rapson
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Almost irrelevant  Mike Cox | 10/21/03
Actually proprietary technologies and languages are dead  EricMarts@... | 10/21/03
Multiple languages/one interface? Visual Studio has done that for years  marksashton | 10/21/03
re:Multiple languages/one interface? Visual Studio has done that for years  DB_z | 10/21/03
Ahhh...but I have actual facts to back up my arguments  marksashton | 10/21/03
Re: almost irrelevant  MikeUnicode | 10/21/03
Yo, Jay, "The Framework" Just Caused Eclipsys ($800M co.) stock to drop 40%  Plain Logic | 10/21/03
expired  DarbyOhara | 10/22/03
Try this...  Yen_z | 10/23/03
Isn't competition wonderful?  rapson | 10/21/03
You're Exactly Right... Imagine when Windows Desktop has Real Competition..  Plain Logic | 10/21/03
I agree  rapson | 10/22/03
worthless java  cvos | 10/21/03
Borland finally has their act together  marksashton | 10/21/03
huh?  DarbyOhara | 10/22/03
Did you see what .NET did to Major Healthcare Co? Their new product is DOA  Plain Logic | 10/21/03
Your link doesn't work...which makes me think  marksashton | 10/21/03
ZDNET Chopped off the last "L". Add to the link and it works....  Plain Logic | 10/21/03
Nice FUD  dougg@... | 10/22/03
playing catch up  lmaxwell | 10/21/03
time is money  lmaxwell | 10/21/03
Re: time is money  nrlz | 10/21/03

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