>I am not ignoring the .Net server. Of anything, most that entails a name change only.

That could be why companies woudl decide not to go with the MS solution. Changing the name of an OS does not add to the confidence level that many have in Windows software.

>You can't discount the development environment. The servers are important - but not any more so than before...

Like I said, my guess is that the decision makers don't care too much about the nice objects in the MS solution. All they know are the horror stories related to IIS. If they decide on a platform for their web services, the server is probably going to be more important than the neat objects MS gives you to develop against. JMO.

>The war was won a long time ago. Linux on the desktop?

We're not talking about Desktops here, which is what changes with .NET. Now, we're talking about a server, and a device. Not always a PC.

>The folks from Sun talk a good game. Perhaps if they stopped whining about the big bad bully that is MS - maybe they will actually deliver product.

Haha. You can tell you're doing something right technologically (MS) when the only way to be beat is politically (Sun and friends).