Will Apple go .NET?
osnews.com | at | by Mike
Microsoft's C# and .NET gain ground every day. While C# might or might not overcome Java in the following years, the fact remains that more and more programmers want the choice of C# among their developer tools. So, where does this situation leave Apple?
I believe that Apple has either already started porting an existing C#/.NET platform or they are building their own (maybe based on Mono or Portable.NET).
If we see a .NET-like implementation (with or without Windows.Forms) for Mac OS X this year, it probably means that Apple have licensed Microsoft's code. If we see such an implementation next year (around 2005) it will probably mean that Apple will be using Mono (which is arguably more mature than Portable.NET). But no matter which engine they will use, one thing is clear, Apple can't afford to not support at least one.