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The question of whether Linux's total cost of ownership (TCO) is lower than that of Windows or other operating systems continues to inspire fierce debates amongst IT professionals.
At one stage it seemed that .Net was simply a prefix for every new Microsoft product release but, while still not perfect, it is evolving into a stable platform for Web services development.
Sun has spent so much time on its efforts against Linux and Microsoft that its products may be suffering. One engineer took his concerns about Java's implementation on Solaris public.
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Microsoft will offer developers a glimpse at future versions of its Visual Studio.Net development tools and highlight a number of additions to the product line.
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