Even as the battle between Microsoft and Sun Microsystems for developer mindshare goes into full swing, the line between competing development platforms is already starting to blur. That's because the quiet ripples of what I call Java.NET convergence have turned into a wave. New 'bridgeware' offerings, such as cross-compilers, are appearing in the marketplace while platform vendors themselves are also releasing Java/.NET bridge tools. This creeping convergence of the Java-J2EE platform and Microsoft's .NET has developers around the world discussing what it means for their futures and where they should place their allegiances. What exactly are the forces driving the convergence of .NET and Java?
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