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----------------------------------------------------------- From: jimmyblr Message 1 in Discussion I was putting a question to a few experts. as deepak suggested I am posting as a message hi all, I am a bdotnet member. i want to ask about your opinion on certain thing. Currently we are moving on to some new software products. we are in the process of choosing from Java or .net. against the .net what points we got are as follows. 1) The .NET framework serves little purpose for a CD-ROM-distributed product, that may run on one machine / the local LAN at a customer's premises. 2) There are open-source free software including databases, which require no licensing fees. 3) The costs of developing in Java is lower, both in terms of costs of development software and the availablity of skilled manpower working with legal products. 4) The availability of skilled manpower, on opensource software, opens up new models for providing support on a national level. 5) Java is a more stable platfrom as compared to .Net, which is fairly new and designed to mimic J2EE. 6) With a price-point of around Rs.20,000, the product is targeted at the mass market. The costs of entry is significantly lower with Java, than with a .NET solution. At the very least, customers would be required to invest in a .NET-compliant server, resulting in investments in both hardware and OS. With Java, the CDROM can ship with the necessary frameworks, for free, such as Apache, Struts or JBoss, and installation can be made seamless. 7) Java is becoming increasingly pervasive on mobile devices, with most major manufacturers suppporting the standard. The wireless offering you are proposing will be easier with a Java solution, rather than having to force customers to purchase the relatively fewer Microsoft-compliant handheld devices. 8) The development team is being formed from scratch. Existing developers can easily move to the Java platform, at the application development level Can you pl put ur comments. do u think java is worth against .net regards Jimmy ----------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this e-mail, or change how often it arrives, go to your E-mail Settings. http://groups.msn.com/BDotNet/_emailsettings.msnw Need help? If you've forgotten your password, please go to Passport Member Services. http://groups.msn.com/_passportredir.msnw?ppmprop=help For other questions or feedback, go to our Contact Us page. http://groups.msn.com/contact If you do not want to receive future e-mail from this MSN group, or if you received this message by mistake, please click the "Remove" link below. On the pre-addressed e-mail message that opens, simply click "Send". Your e-mail address will be deleted from this group's mailing list. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
