>Don't sell my embolded part short: Mono is MS best current hope.
>Java/Oracle does not not have a chance after the trial blunder
>(the flip side: it showed that they see no handle to compete by programming)
>and MS is poised rather well and gets also a nice return on Android via direct contract.
>
>The toolset leaves wx (and therby wxPython and Dabo) totally in the dust, and QT had licesning issues,
>although they were poised to own mobile as well (via Symbian and the precursors to all those other mobile linux')
>and is not that relevant anymore.
>
>my 0.0001 drachme
>
>thomas

0.0001 drachme, what'll that buy today?

I agree, it's it's way to soon to put count out MS. Also, my experience with the freebie market, Python, WX, QT, et al leaves me a bit uneasy. Fun, but that was far from the most important criteria when I married my wife.