.NET is a closed platform that is controlled by Microsoft. When MS upgrades the API, developers working there rejoice because now they can charge a lot of money

.NET is a closed platform that is controlled by Microsoft. When MS upgrades the API, developers working there rejoice because now they can charge a lot of money to upgrade the same systems. This is completely different from the mindset of people using C++. There is no company controlling the language, and code is written in C++ because of it is well known to be a language that maintains backward compatibility.