One of the first tasks the new CEO will have when Ballmer leaves is the job of convincing Enterprise customers that Microsoft is still here to fill their needs.
That said, the conclusions the author came to may very well be true for classic "Web Forms" projects, and though he noted MVC... i don't feel like he gave it the proper time it deserves. In fact, I find almost the opposite of his sentiments to be true. MVC is a refined platform, and the .NET framework is a joy to work with (personal opinion). Poorly written frameworks exist in any language, but there's also a lot of GREAT code written in .net too.
The platform is expensive, and that sucks... but we sell the product for 100k a pop... so frankly neither our customers or ourselves care about the cost. Developing quickly, and with the best quality possible is more important.
That said, the conclusions the author came to may very well be true for classic "Web Forms" projects, and though he noted MVC... i don't feel like he gave it the proper time it deserves. In fact, I find almost the opposite of his sentiments to be true. MVC is a refined platform, and the .NET framework is a joy to work with (personal opinion). Poorly written frameworks exist in any language, but there's also a lot of GREAT code written in .net too.
The platform is expensive, and that sucks... but we sell the product for 100k a pop... so frankly neither our customers or ourselves care about the cost. Developing quickly, and with the best quality possible is more important.