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There are a lot of people that are tied to C#/.Net that would never consider Linux as a target if not for the cross platform nature of core. It's the same reaso
by Riverheart 7y ago
There are a lot of people that are tied to C#/.Net that would never consider Linux as a target if not for the cross platform nature of core. It's the same reason Electron apps are on Linux. They'd be Windows/Mac only if not for the ease of being cross platform.
- vaylian 7y agoSo your point is that MdI wanted Linux to be not left out while .NET was on the rise? That seems plausible.
- jacobush 7y agoNow you are thinking about Miguels motivations. That may something different entirely from the market forces which propelled his projects to success.
- Riverheart 7y agoIt's also a benefit to existing Microsoft customers because it let's them utilize their existing personnel to expand their audience without costly training or hiring on people who develop exclusively for the target platform. That's the benefit that Xamarin puts forth regarding mobile development. With the rise of Azure, Microsoft cares less about Windows being the dominant server ecosystem than being the choice for server hosting and having a competitive ecosystem of tooling.