Windows initially sat on top of DOS...
The way I see it - .NET will eventually, somehow, become the platform itself
(maybe 64-bit).

Regards
Paul McKenzie
Analyst Programmer
SMSS Ltd.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Scadden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Multiple recipients of list delphi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 1:39 PM
Subject: RE: RE: [DUG]: octane


> > Furthermore I think anyone who believes Win32 is dead and .NET is going
> > to somehow take over immediately is mistaken - for instance, look at how
> > long some Win16 applications survived. A lot of people feel the need to
> > migrate to .NET right now, and I understand that to accommodate those
> > people Borland has to fully support it, but on the other hand I don't
> > believe they can afford to leave Win32 behind just yet.
>
> Okay, I am missing something in the .NET hype. Win16 was definitely off
> to graveyard albeit slowly when win32 appeared. What I don't see though
> is how  .NET is in equivalent position for win32. What about applications
that
> are standalone on the PC or "high-performance" focussed? .NET doesn't in
> my reading stand to replace win32 but seems to be something living on
> top of win32 (or win64!). Is there now a proposal that .NET replaces
> win32 eventually??
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