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.NET is a way for Microsoft to charge a monthly/annual subscription for software that people are used to getting forever for one payment. This is not about how the technology is useful, it is about ways to use hot new buzzwords to overcharge people. Why the hell do I want to use Office over the net? Send me a CD, I'll install it on my machine. Thanks.
As such, my optimistic answer is that .NET will fail, and won't impact anyone much at all. However, I am fully aware that people are idiots, so it will probably make Microsoft billions.
On the up side, if people are willing to pay monthly fees for software, it should make selling them porn that much easier. "You bought Office.NET, right? And how often does it change? If you sign up for our site, you get new pics three times a week. How's that?"
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