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My startup is a BizSpark startup http://www.microsoft.com/bizspark http://www.microsoft.com/bizspark so we're going to get tied up in the Microsoft stack pretty
by robertg 16y ago
My startup is a BizSpark startup http://www.microsoft.com/bizspark http://www.microsoft.com/bizspark so we're going to get tied up in the Microsoft stack pretty quickly.
We just started a few months back and are working on our first project.
I really like developing in .NET so this was a no brainer for me. Other people would disagree with me and want to focus on open source.
Different strokes for different folks I suppose.
Even with BizSpark the point of entry for open source sartups is much lower which probably accounts for most of it.
Either way, you can be successful and profitable with both, it's just a matter of finding what works for you.
- 1010011010 16y agoHow much do you worry about Microsoft lock-in? And about them discontinuing tools you depend on?
- robertg 16y agoWell, I'm not worried about Microsoft lock-in because I am consciously choosing to get locked in to the MS stack. I want to develop with MS tools on MS systems. With an MSDN subscription (which is free for me for 3 years through BizSpark) you can download virtually any MS software ever released. I'd be really surprised if they didn't have what you need. I'd be more worried about a company like Oracle buying out a product like Java and screwing it up. At least you know where Microsoft stands.