At this point I’m sure you’ve heard about Mono? I liken Mono to similar efforts, such as Wine. What an amazing accomplishment to even attempt to port any monolithic API Microsoft has put out. You have to give them props.
What does Microsoft think of Mono?
Microsoft (and Joe) on MONO
Here’s one MS Blogger that voices his opinion. I sincerely hope that he is in the minority when it comes to their attitude of Mono. It seems like he is in full evangelist mode, and not really seeing the whole picture (Or… the picture outside of Redmond). Such a close-minded attitude… If Microsoft as a company believes this, it will get them in trouble, I’m sure of it.
(If you read all of the comments, it seems as if he may be coming down off of his stump, but we’ll see what happens).
Check out this link that took a series of polls on Mono. This is how the rest of the world views Mono. The results are clear.
The Mono Survey - the results