When building a COM object one is not dealing directly with the WIN32 system but through COM+,COM1.5 subsystem. COM+,COM1.5 then deals with the WIN32 system directly...

Is .NET currently just a very well made system that accesses/uses the COM+ OR COM1.5 subsystem?

From what I understand .NET does not directly access the WIN32 subsystem.... is this true?

Is one of the goals of 'longhorn' to have the .NET managed code access the WIN32 system directly without requiring COM+,COM1.5 ?