Comment Re:The Virtuous Cycle (Score 1) 51
The virtuous cycle is only reality because binaries from one platform don't run on other platforms...
Whether the solution is some common runtime like IL or the JRE or some of the smaller OS backers swallowing their pride and running binaries from larger platforms, there is a solution. I'm not sure the 'winner takes all' phenomenon is a fundamental part of the computing landscape.
One more beer-laden post....
Whether the solution is some common runtime like IL or the JRE or some of the smaller OS backers swallowing their pride and running binaries from larger platforms, there is a solution. I'm not sure the 'winner takes all' phenomenon is a fundamental part of the computing landscape.
One more beer-laden post....