>The argument MS makes about non-standard GUI is nonsense. Why does VB6 support it then?

VB shouldn't, IMO.

>If a programmer purposely changes the BackColor property to an explicit color, I'm sure he knows and intends this color to be consistent throughout his app no matter what the user's Windows desktop color scheme.

And if you go changing it to red, with blue caption, I'm not going to be able to read it. Oh, sure, maybe you can read it, but you're probably not color blind. Don't go messing with my chosen color scheme, thank you.

But, seriously, why would a programmer want to dictate what color the buttons are, w/o giving me any means to change it? And if you do give me a means to change it, then why not stick with the Windows color scheme that I'v already chosen?