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0 pointsnatem34513y ago0 comments

It's supposed to sell Windows licenses.

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True. The point I was trying to make was that Microsoft pays for the development of .net using revenue from other activities. Why can't Oracle do the same?

zalzane13y ago

I don't think it's fair to say that .net is very effective in selling windows licences when mono can run CLR programs on more platforms than java can.

esrauch13y ago

Despite the existence of mono, the vast majority of .net code runs on Windows machines.

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andyjohnson013y ago

True. The point I was trying to make was that Microsoft pays for the development of .net using revenue from other activities. Why can't Oracle do the same?

zalzane13y ago

I don't think it's fair to say that .net is very effective in selling windows licences when mono can run CLR programs on more platforms than java can.

esrauch13y ago

Despite the existence of mono, the vast majority of .net code runs on Windows machines.

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