>>>I think .NET will be the Ms platform of choice for Windows development for as long as Windows lasts.
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>>Really, why them isn't Windows itself written in .NET?
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>Most people on this forum talk about application software, not system software. Windows itself is system software (an OS).

As far as I see it right now. .NET is a perfect language to build tools, small applications. But it is at present not the application platform of the future. I see more in application development platforms that take away certain headaches that have to do with cross platform, security, intergration of internet services (like email, text messaging, ftp, web services) un a uniform way (not leave the developer to write their own crappy solutions to choose from). I like to take a step forward and concertate on the real meat of the application rather than all trivial stuff that should be provided by the framework.

>There is some discussion of MS's use of .Net in Windows itself at http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2011/06/windows-8-for-software-developers-the-longhorn-dream-reborn/ .

Well, see... but for now, I don't hold my breath.