>>Practical difference, I don't think so... and this is what rules the roost...

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This seems to contradict alot of what you have said about how langauges are percieved in the enterprise.
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My point has always been that semantic technical differences are largely irrelevant. One could advance many arguments that VFP was technically superior. And yet, VFP is largely shunned by the world...

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Strangly enough, VB's on the other end of the stick in this situation.
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Don't know about that...


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FWIW, I think that there is a practical difference between the standard langauge and the proprietary one when looking to maximize your return on investment in the langauge you choose.
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You would need to clarify and flesh this out a bit. Could you substantively defend this point? In other words, could you support the thesis that going with C# as opposed to a different CLR langauge that your ROI is "maximized"?

I don't think you can...