A lot of interesting things with SQL Server 2005 is the interaction of the database engine with the.NET platform. It would take quite some time to port SQL Server 2005 to Linux, for instance, for this very reason.
As for IE, one of the main benefits of this browser is its interoperability with host applications.
SQL Server 2005 is not really SQL Server 2005 without.NET. IE is not really IE without COM.
Interesting, but this is kind of usual for MS.
What was this company, do you have more information about it?
A lot of interesting things with SQL Server 2005 is the interaction of the database engine with the .NET platform. It would take quite some time to port SQL Server 2005 to Linux, for instance, for this very reason.
As for IE, one of the main benefits of this browser is its interoperability with host applications.
SQL Server 2005 is not really SQL Server 2005 without .NET. IE is not really IE without COM.