On Microsoft Bashing

I'm fully expecting the Microsoft bashing to begin in earnest as Microsoft's competitors begin to learn more about .NET. They'll likely be worried—very worried—that this could be another home run for Microsoft, and rightfully so. I think it will be. .NET is going to change the way that people build software. It will revolutionize Web development the same way that Visual Basic revolutionized Windows development.

People who fear or compete with Microsoft are not going to like this. I expect the propaganda machine to kick into high gear once .NET is released. There will be a certain crowd (hopefully the minority) who will eschew the benefits of .NET simply because it comes from Microsoft. They'll never give the technology itself ...

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