Re:Good summary--.Net is pretty ordinary, really (Score 1)

You're missing the point. .NET will interop with exisiting apps, so there is no rewriting involved. Just keep running your existing apps. For new apps, the sales pitch is language neutrality. I don't have to retrain my C++ coders, COBOL coders, etc. before I start my new project. They can continue to use the syntax and language idioms that they're already familiar with, and they can write web pages using their existing language skill--no need to learn ASP, JSP, Perl ... Plus, new code that they write for .NET can be shared & reused later, even if my COBOL programmer retires to Bermuda and I have to hire a VB person to fill the vacancy.