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   It's also not true that you need to start fresh.  There is both =
source compatibilily and interoperability between new and old =
applications at many levels.

Rich

  "Ellen K"  wrote in message =
news:a09cfe.578c7c{at}harborwebs.com...
  I don't see why.  Microsoft stated from the outset that they expected =
to see
  Win32 apps continue to be developed, IOW .Net is not a REPLACEMENT, =
it's
  another CHOICE.

  > From: "Robert Comer" 
  > That's a serious problem for .NET if true...
  > - Bob Comer
  > "Ellen K."  wrote in message
  > news:l7ufpv8ja023s7fhcom9u437jk83ttpl08{at}4ax.com...
  >> They tried to PORT an existing app to .Net?   That's idiotic.   =
From
  >> everything I've read you have to start fresh.
  >>=20
  >> On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 08:58:28 +0100, Adam Flinton
  >>  wrote in message =
:
  >>=20
  >> >Ellen K. wrote:
  >> >
  >> >> It was supposedly designed especially for .Net.
  >> >>
  >> >> On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 11:11:18 -0700, Jeff Shultz =

  >> >> wrote in message :
  >> >>
  >> >>
  >> >>>Ellen K. wrote:
  >> >>>
  >> >>>
  >> >>>>You're inferring that the .Net platform is the
cause of their
  > problems.
  >> >>>>It's more likely that they're simply incompetent
and the last
  > statement
  >> >>>>quoted is simple blame-shifting.
  >> >>>>
  >> >>>
  >> >>>If the stuff works on the older platform and doesn't
work with =
the .NET
  >> >>>stuff... it sounds like fault isolation, not blame shifting.
  >> >>
  >> >>
  >> >
  >> >They had an existing application (which they've retreated back =
to).
  >> >
  >> >Adam
  >>
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   It's also
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between new and old applications at many levels.
 
Rich
 

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  don't see why.  Microsoft stated from the outset that they =
expected to=20
  seeWin32 apps continue to be developed, IOW .Net is not a =
REPLACEMENT,=20
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"Robert Comer" <bobcomer{at}mindspring.com>mailto:bobcomer{at}mindspring.com">bobcomer{at}mindspring.com>
R>>=20
  That's a serious problem for .NET if true...> - Bob =
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  They tried to PORT an existing app to .Net?   That's=20
  idiotic.   From>> everything
I've read you have to =
start=20
  fresh.>> >> On Thu, 23
Oct 2003 08:58:28 +0100, =
Adam=20
  Flinton>> <adam_NO_{at}_SPAM_softfab.com=">mailto:adam_NO_{at}_SPAM_softfab.com">adam_NO_{at}_SPAM_softfab.com=
>=20
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gt;>=20
  >> >Ellen K.
wrote:>> >>>
>> =
It was=20
  supposedly designed especially for .Net.>> =
>>>>=20
  >> On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 11:11:18 -0700, Jeff Shultz <jeffshultz{at}wvi.com>>>=">mailto:jeffshultz{at}wvi.com">jeffshultz{at}wvi.com>>>=
=20
  >> wrote in message <3f96c818$1{at}w3.nls.net>:&=">mailto:3f96c818$1{at}w3.nls.net">3f96c818$1{at}w3.nls.net>:&=
gt;>=20
  >>>>
>>>> >>>Ellen
K.=20
  wrote:>>
>>>>>
>>>>>=20
  >>>>You're inferring that the .Net platform
is the cause =
of=20
  their> problems.>>
>>>>It's more likely =
that=20
  they're simply incompetent and the last>
statement>>=20
  >>>>quoted is simple
blame-shifting.>>=20
  >>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>If =
the stuff=20
  works on the older platform and doesn't work with the
.NET>> =

  >>>stuff... it sounds like fault isolation, not blame=20
  shifting.>>
>>>>
>>>>=20
  >>> >They had an existing
application (which they've =
retreated=20
  back to).>> >>>=20
>Adam>>

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