>I'd also like to know why it might be that re-writing something in .NET would make for "better code". I see .NET as still in a relative infancy, so both the number of (truly) skilled developers is likely limited and things can change dramatically in the framework by the time .NET matures.

I didn't say that. My comments were language-agnostic. I said that tons of code in the real world is awful and would be better thrown out than updated.

Tamar