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Originally posted by marc
The other problem I have with .NET is that Microsoft made it quite clear that they "want to protect their intellectual property," meaning that Mono could run into a patent minefield and therefore never take off on any platform other than Windows  [/b]
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This to me is the most significant problem. The Beast has planted an anti-personal patent in .NET just so that there can be no open source implementation. This will keep it proprietary. I know that Mono have said they will fight but let's be realistic here: The Beast has more money therefore it will win. Sad, but true.