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  3. June 2005

RE: RPGIII compiler vs. Visual Basic

midrange-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>   7. RE: RPGIII compiler vs. Visual Basic (Alan Campin)
>
>I know darn well that Microsoft did not make the changes to VB.NET just 
>because they felt like it. They made them because they had to. They simply 
>could not continue to support the old monolith model and move forward.


I have no disagreement with the overall points, but this tiny piece kind of 
snags my attention. I find it hard to swallow that Microsoft _couldn't_ 
continue supporting the old model for an indefinite period. Any company with 
$50billion in _cash_ can afford a LOT.

That's completely separate from whether they should or not, just whether it 
would be that big of a deal for them to do.

Tom Liotta

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