http://blogs.msdn.com/b/shawnfa/archive/2004/04/26/120618.aspxThis email from Brian Harry has been making the rounds again lately. It's a pretty in depth talk about the reasons why .NET doesn't support deterministic finalization, including the history behind it. I found it a pretty interesting read. The mail's aen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/shawnfa/archive/2004/04/26/120618.aspx#120875Tue, 27 Apr 2004 07:27:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:120875Yosi Taguri I think it was Chris Sells Idea<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=120875" width="1" height="1">