.NET niche always seemed to be in simple SMB intranet apps. Almost any IT guy in a shop that runs windows could setup an IIS server and have a CRUD app running

.NET niche always seemed to be in simple SMB intranet apps. Almost any IT guy in a shop that runs windows could setup an IIS server and have a CRUD app running in a couple of days. Getting anything else typically required a separate hire. I assumed that .NET was still alive and well for SMB. Has that changed?