How high will Microsoft fly? Message Board

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly?

MSFT 485.92

+0.4%

Dec 19 9:30 AM EST

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next

To: Bill Fischofer who wrote (63106)	11/16/2001 6:58:58 PM
From: Dave	Read Replies (1) of 74651

Bill, I haven't been following that submission closely, but didn't MSFT submit only the LANGUAGE to ECMA? The language itself is not all that important to C#'s success; it's the libraries of frameworks that make all the difference. Is MSFT submitting a specification for standard libraries to ECMA as well, and will they promise without crossing their fingers that they will not implement libraries that are not fully and publicly specified, so that the libraries can be ported to new platforms by third parties? I didn't think so. That's why Java will never be supplanted by C#. The people who use Java actually WANT to write software that cannot be suddenly rendered unportable because Microsoft decides one day to discontinue its ballyhooed Mac version as they did with Visual BASIC and MFC. We're hip to their jive. Dave

Report TOU Violation

Share This Post

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next