Why choose a vendor locked in language, when you can have; write once run everywhere (these days this is more true than ever); program for the webb, 3G mobile solutions (J2ME), desktop, embedded systems etc etc and no vendor lock in! The day MS can show me something equivalent to this I will at least consider their solution!
No way! What I think people need to understand is that one of the great things with the WWW is that almost all information on it is free for anyone no matter what income you have... this would obviously not be the case if there would be some system similar to "penny per page" charging people for whatever information they are looking for and the result would simply be that the gap between the working class and upper class would grow even larger than it is today. How do you expect people from poor countries to be able to pay these fees? Information should be free for anyone who looks for it!
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Why choose a vendor locked in language, when you can have; write once run everywhere (these days this is more true than ever); program for the webb, 3G mobile solutions (J2ME), desktop, embedded systems etc etc and no vendor lock in! The day MS can show me something equivalent to this I will at least consider their solution!
No way! ... this would obviously not be the case if there would be some system similar to "penny per page" charging people for whatever information they are looking for and the result would simply be that the gap between the working class and upper class would grow even larger than it is today. How do you expect people from poor countries to be able to pay these fees?
What I think people need to understand is that one of the great things with the WWW is that almost all information on it is free for anyone no matter what income you have
Information should be free for anyone who looks for it!