>You can do the job with VS2008.. you just can't do it very efficiently.

Keeping in mind the problem that started this thread, and your comment about Expression Blend, your sentence should maybe be reworded to say:

You can to the job with VS2008.. you just can't do it properly.

His problem seems to have less to do with efficiency, and more with doing it wrong.

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>>Of course. That's why they sell us tools that are 'almost' good enough, and then offer additional stuff to fill the gaps at additional cost. If VS2008/2010 is supposed to be a tool for building apps including WPF, then it ought to do the job properly.