Hi Jim

>And, by the way, I think scenarios like this plus tighter than ever $$$ situations all around are what will be the biggest impediments to the widespread adoption of .NET.
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I agree entirely.. By now, we can see Ken Levy worried about the low sales of VFP8.. Can you imagine how is the pressure of dotNet sales manager ? The investment it is incomparably superior.. Scenery that you described (IMO) is the greatest portion of the reality..

In the past we saw many sins made by the giants (IBM, BURROUGHS, XEROX, etc..) that almost destroyed those companies.. The megalomaniac dream of mr. Gates, is creating the opportunity for his company to try the bitter flavor felt by these companies.


Merry Christimas!!

Claudio