>I'm just guessing, of course, but considering that
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> All Development= (New Development)+ (Maintenance of existing systems)
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>then for .NET to be as successful as some pundits predict, then the world needs to be developing new systems at the rate they were being developed through the 1990's and, guess what, that's not exactly a sure bet. I just don't see this happening, at least not in the developed world at least, certainly not in rich Western countries.
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>But of course I could be wrong...
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>**--** Steve

Remember that .Net framework I was telling you about? The one with 2 days training and autographed copies of their books? For $10,000?

Got another email from 'em -- the cost is now $12,000. Quoting from the email "Note: the price is NOT a typo. It includes $10,000 of software products." Obstensively, part of the remaining $2000.00 value is the autographs...

Bill Anderson