Re: .net and oracle's (10G) object relational features ?

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2005 12:55:31 -0800
Message-ID: <1109883142.393605@yasure>

Niall Litchfield wrote:

> "DA Morgan" <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message
> news:1109881364.237944_at_yasure...
>

>>One caveat ... .NET is dying. Microsoft is likely later this year going
>>to announce its replacement. So this is not necessarily a good time to
>>begin investing in the technology. Take a serious look at PHP5 and other
>>viable alternatives.

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> That is a rather extraordinary statement Daniel, do you have any evidence to
> that effect. SQL2005 will use CLR, there is a new visual studio that will
> use .net technology. etc.

I do. But then I teach at a university just 2 miles from the main Microsoft campus. Word in the halls is that .NET is going down as the sales of new licenses is near 0 and the revenues, based solely on upgrade, insufficient to maintain Ballmer's lifestyle.

Remember COM? How about COM+? etc. etc. etc. It is about net profits not technology.

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
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Received on Thu Mar 03 2005 - 14:55:31 CST