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It's not .NET, .NET is a fantastic framework. The problem here is you're not just selling IIS and .NET, you're trying to sell the entire Microsoft ecosystem. Th
by pippy 13y ago
It's not .NET, .NET is a fantastic framework. The problem here is you're not just selling IIS and .NET, you're trying to sell the entire Microsoft ecosystem. There are so many MS components that just don't work on the Open Source world.
Microsoft makes most of its money with its business products, so it's not cheap. Some companies just simply don't want to pay the Microsoft premium.
- _random_ 13y ago.NET is not a language. You always have to pay, but sometimes you pay directly and up-front.
- curiousDog 13y ago.NET is a framework. This is how the stack looks like: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DotNet.svg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DotNet.svg.
- pippy 13y agoSorry, I updated my comment. I also should have mentioned Mono, but that's a different topic.
- Pacabel 13y agoI don't think it's worth mentioning Mono. It's impressive what they've managed to accomplish, but it's nowhere near being a true replacement for .NET, especially for any serious system.