but that would be the big benefit of a clr like vm: It doesn't matter
how messed up, chaotic or just heterogen the environment is as long as
you can count on a regular execution of your portable bytecode.

On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 8:11 PM, Raoul Duke <raould@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 9:26 AM, ben kuin <benkuin@gmail.com> wrote:
>> realworld. I think it's interesting that on the ms-windows platform
>> .net is used for everything with great success:
>> Compared to that I think the jvm is only succesful when it comes to
>> 'backend services', which often play an important role in big and
>> often technically conservative companies.
>> I think it's safe to say that on the linux platform we have NOTHING
>> COMPARABLE to .NET when it comes to DESKTOP and WEB apps. Why can't
>> java doesn't fill this gap?
>
> ms windows is a more closed and constrained and well-defined ecosystem
> than linux is. i think that has impact on the situation.
>
> sincerely.
>
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