>Your friend is correct in one - C/S .Net(pure WinForms) application works slowly and it is better approach to use SOA(Small WinForms Desktop + WebServices on the server).
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>Jordan...
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>Why specifically do you say this?
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>Kevin

This is explanation, why his friend preffer one versus other .Net technology.
And tests show that SOA is faster than C/S if you use .Net.