Re: Article: - David Intersimone on DevCo, the viability of Delphi, and Turbo Ruby

"Peter Morris [Droopy eyes software]" wrote

therefore a platform that currently happens to sit on top of Windows.

Additionally, Windows itself was originally simply a layer over DOS.

My guess is that, in the long run, .NET will be to Windows what Windows was
to DOS.

bobD



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