>I don't need to cite other reasons Mike.

Need...can; whats the difference?

>Your analysis is too complicated Mike.

Naturally.

>Name some tangible benefits a company gets that would not be otherwise realized though this standardization argument you are making.

You are suggesting that companies should actively and intentionally make their toolkits and code bases redundant? I suppose that makes sense. To you VB.NET types its called "richer". Though, with IT spending where it is, I don't think that will be a very popular suggestion.