Re: VS IDE Blues (or code bloat)

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From: tadpole (tadpole_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/13/05 

Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 16:17:03 -0800

> http://genamics.com/developer/csharp_comparative.htm
>
> "C# language was built with the hindsight of many languages, but most
> notably Java and C++."
>
> I would hardly call that a ripoff.
Then you haven't followed the politics behind it. And Microsoft joining on
board and then subtly changing their Virtual Machine so much so that it
became uncertified. And the series of lawsuits. Total ripoff. Microsoft has
never been about putting out the best and coolest technology. It's been about
rigid and exclusive sales contracts wth hardware OEM's and buying or bullying
out anyone who might possibly compete.

When I worked at Netmanage, the division I worked for wrote X-Display Server
software. The people we worked with at Microsoft basically told us that they
were going to include a free X-Display server with NT 5. Knowing we couldn't
compete, we stopped work on the product. I still don't see an X-Display
server with Win2K (was NT 5). They knew we'd have to stop working on it if
they started. They put our division out of business with a 10 minute phone
call. 30 million dollar revenue stream and 20+ programmers.

Do you want to give money to a company that behaves that way?

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