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.NET exists largely because Sun didn't want Microsoft to create an incompatible version of Java. As such, .NET should really be compared with Java rather than n
by CurtHagenlocher 15y ago
.NET exists largely because Sun didn't want Microsoft to create an incompatible version of Java. As such, .NET should really be compared with Java rather than native code. In that context, it's been pretty reaonably successful. Arguably, it's earned Microsoft more money than Java ever earned for Sun.