From: "Antti Kurenniemi" 

"Geo."  wrote in message
news:45a43236$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
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>
>> Software now use .NET to develop these applications,
>
> Why? Does MS really have that much control over the developers in other
> companies?

There is some pretty good stuff in .NET for developers, including server
related. If you have developers that already know MS technologies, it's far
simpler to stay on that path than to start learning something new.


Antti Kurenniemi

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