>>>Nope. COM will still be there.
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>>Not the way it's used today...
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>>Native .Net objects (IL code) are not COM objects and access to 'classic' COM objects is through an interoperability layer.
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>>This is Microsoft's way of phasing out 'legacy' COM apps <s>... Funny how quickly technology goes obsolete these days, huh?
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>>Obsolete is of course exaggerated, but COM components will definitely be less important in the .Net future.
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>So i think my real question is:
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>If I use COM Codebook, am I building obsolete applications?

IMO, no. .Net will take some time to be accepted. Companies will continue to developer COM applications.