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> How is Mono not platform independent?

It isn't. Try developing apps with it. Then compare it with Java or Python. You'll see the light eventually.

> The only concern I would have is that Microsoft might try to crush Xamarin at some point, but I wouldn't count that likely

Microsoft is a beast. They are currently making more money from patents licensing for Android than they are from Windows Phone. Wishful thinking has no place in this world.

That doesn't mean that Mono is any more of a risk than the alternatives. Oracle sued Google for Java, right?