.NET is here to stay (Score 1)

I just got hired at a big financial institution for an one year internship between the second and third year of my CompSci degree, not because I had good grades, or because I had good recommendations or theoretical knowleadge, but I believe it was primariliy becuase I can develop in .NET (C# and VB.NET) and have experience in using it in real world situations.

Like it or not, a lot of big companies are using .NET now, ignore and ridicule it at your own expense.