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Microsoft's position on Visual FoxPro and .NET
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And with browser-based apps such as with ASP.NET, the client OS choice is irrelevant.

>In my opinion, you should choose a language for whatever reason makes you comfortable with the choice. It's a matter of personal preference and after all's been said and done, most languages will be suitable for most applications.
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>However (also my opinion), I think that java's motto of platform independence is a smoke curtain. Is it great? Sure! From a novelty point of view, absolutely. Is it useful? Hardly.
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>Let me bring this into perspective. Today I'd dare to say that 99% of the world runs on the wintel platform. Why would the fact that Java can run on the other 1% bear any weight in my decision for a programming language? Granted, some situation may call for this, but those are really FRINGE cases, and it's just fortunate for developers involved with those that they have an alternative, but aside from that, for all practical purposes, and in light of what platform the world at large uses, it's insignificant.
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>Alex
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>>However, if I would like choose a language like C# or Java my prefer will Java. Because;
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>>1- Java is really platform independent language.
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>>2- Maybe one day Billy wakes up and he decide to "C# is over"
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