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title: The real reason for .NET
date: "2002-10-03T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1116
description: I look at the argument that .NET’s true purpose was bringing Windows to UNIX. By abstracting the operating system, Microsoft aimed to extend their dominance into competitor territory rather than just improving their own internal stack.
keywords: [.net, microsoft, unix, windows, interoperability, software strategy]
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[The real reason for .NET](http://www.kuro5hin.org/?op=displaystory;sid=2002/10/2/43059/0319): taking Windows to UNIX.