For (2), this is often misunderstood and mistated. The JVM includes no GUI framework. .NET also includes no GUI framework. .NET happens to have a specific fram

For (2), this is often misunderstood and mistated. The JVM includes no GUI framework. .NET also includes no GUI framework. .NET happens to have a specific framework for Windows. But just like the JVM, there third-party GUI frameworks such as MAUI, Uno, Avalonia, and others. So no, there's isn't a "large part" of .NET that isn't cross-platform. > 3. the level and quality of official tooling provided for Linux and macOS is incomparable to their Windows offerings What are you referring to here?