Re: Microsoft does cross-platform .NET

"David Dean" <ozchzhq02@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ozchzhq02-64F76E.10010825032006@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

If MacOS is important enough for Microsoft to target it, then why
shouldn't Borland/DevCo?

Reading on Microsoft's website in some of the press releases about the new
Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere(WPF/E), it is clear that it is
not a full featured .Net Framework. It's only a strict subset of the full
featured Windows Presentation Foundation, with the server side still on the
Windows platform, and it's only intended for web development. And, they're
even talking about Javascript as the possible language for the code and not
C#.

Tim does describe it correctly that it's targeted torwards web development
to give the ability to have a rich graphical thinclient on multiple
platforms and browsers.

Remember, Microsoft is also looking at a leasing model for its Office
products without you having to have the applications (at least not fully)
installed on your computer. So, this could be the next level to be able to
market those products to a wider customer base, especially those that are
thinking of switching desktop OS.

And, WPF/E could be an extension of ASP.Net.

Daniel Rail


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