>>I don't believe the goal of MS is to find another market for a programming tool. They would rather control the desktop market, and providing a tool for Linux would be counterproductive.
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>Yeah, I know that. *sigh* But I said I think ... :-)

Well, I'm certainly with you in that I would like to do some Linux development. I don't know if there will ever be a real market for it, but programming in a different environment forces you to look at problems from different angles. Stay disconnected from your tools--but be good at using them :)