title: Static classes in c#
body: <p>In answering this question (<a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/352317/c-coding-question#352327">https://stackoverflow.com/questions/352317/c-coding-question#352327</a>), it got me wondering...</p>
  
  <p>Is there any danger in regarding a static class as being equivalent to a non-static class instatiation that implements the singleton pattern?</p>