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[Crane]

I program using .NET 1.01 a lot and people have this and buy my programs. I have created a program in .NET 2.0 but I hardly ever see a sale from the .NET 2.0 application. The main reason I think is because no one has .NET 2.0.

Anyone else develop in .NET 2.0?
If so, do you make average sales compared to pre 2.0?

[Void]

No. I do not think the mainstream has .NET 2.0 yet. I didn't want to run .NET 1.0 apps when it first came out just because I didn't want to install it.

[Kaabi]

Wait, are you saying .NET 2.0 programs don't work with .NET 1.01 programs? That's pretty weird, it makes that version completely obsolete.

[brackett]

.NET 2.0 requires a new framework. The .NET 1.1 and 2.0 live in "side by side" execution, so that you can install both and run 1.1 and 2.0 apps. You could also target 1.1 apps toi run against 2.0 by changing their XML .config file (or vice versa), but you may run into trouble with the breaking chnages.

[WingedPanther]

One of the big complaints about Microsoft is that every version of everything they put out includes changes that break compatibility. If a business gets a new piece of software, everyone has to get it or people can't work together anymore. They've made upgrades an "all or nothing" proposition.