Posted by Ben on 04/01/07 15:19

This is not a troll post. I am doing research on my own too but could use
your guys/gals help. As mentioned in prev thread our company is about to
embark on building a large scale web based application. "Shimmy" provided
some help already but need more. This app will be hit by thousands of
users, large data sets and be fed by GPS handheld devices such as cell
phones, which will also require apps we write running on them. The response
time of current data to screen is paramount (which relies in largely on DB
design I realize). The decision makers are leaning towards .NET and I feel
they are making a mistake. Hoping not for MS bashing here but facts.

- Why is/isn't .NET a better solution for large scale apps?

- Are the majority of current large scale web apps using .NET ?

- Are the majority of handheld devices and cell phones using MS based tools
or not?

- Examples of name brand companies using either and why you think they went
that way.

- Reliability.

- Development time.

- Security, security, security which is more secure.

Any opinion must be backed by facts, examples, etc.

Any help is appreciated.

=B

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