From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_40,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,984f6fa143dc96f2 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: mbates@ionet.net (Mike D Bates) Subject: Re: MicroSoft to purchase Aonix? Date: 1997/05/31 Message-ID: <5mqdm4$nic@ion1.ionet.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 245304932 References: Organization: Internet Oklahoma Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1997-05-31T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: In article , gilbert prine wrote: >I don't really want to get into any flame wars with Mike D Bates in this >thread, because he probably will never use Ada and I sure wouldn't consider >using C++ rather than Ada in anything I do. Just to be clear, I never said that _I_ wouldn't use Ada. I have used it, I like it, and I think my company ought to use it. Those who have the final say in the matter disagree. The material in quotes in my original post reflects the thinking of those who have the final say. >> "MicroSoft uses C++ for their development. Don't you think they'd use >> Ada instead if it was really that much better?" > >However this one point needs to be responded to. Does Mike remember that >Windows 95 started out to be Windows 93? Apparently Microsoft can survive >the major slips that C/C++ induces, but I sure can't. For his sake I hope >he can too. :-( That's an excellent point. If Microsoft can't produce software on time using Microsoft's development tools, how will a smaller operation manage? -- Pursuant to US Code, Title 47, Chapter 5, Subchapter II, Section 227, any and all nonsolicited commercial E-mail sent to this address is subject to a download and archival fee in the amount of $500 US. E-mailing denotes acceptance of these terms.