"Gerhard H�ring" <gerhard@bigfoot.de> wrote in message
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> Robert C. Leif wrote in comp.lang.ada:

> > I doubt that Microsoft would believe that Ada was a serious
> > commercial threat.

> I don't see how posting wishful thinking and Ada advocacy to an Ada
> newsgroup would help _anybody_, let alone software industry or
> customers. Sorry to be so blunt, but that's the impression I get from
> your posts. Maybe I'm too realistic, but that's an accusation I can
> live with ;-)
>
> No, I can tell you what would really help to get an Ada for .NET
> compiler. If those who want it go to ACT (or whatever compiler vendor
> they favour) and tell them:
>
>     "We'd really like to get an Ada compiler for .NET. And we'd
>     sponsor the initial development with $50.000. If the compiler
>     doesn't get finished, we want our money back."
>
>     (of course several such persons/companies would be needed)


I think you severely underestimate the number of such calls it would take,
not to mention that just "going" to ACT or whatever other company won't
cut much ice unless you are willing to sign a contract commiting to some
such expenditure.

If you do however, I rather suspect most companies (not just compiler
vendors) would jump on it - after all, you've just offered an interest-free
no-fixed-term credit to the tune of $50k :)