Sure, people will ultimately use the tool they think is right for the job, given the people they've hired, etc. C++'s strength isn't UI programming (might be ge

Sure, people will ultimately use the tool they think is right for the job, given the people they've hired, etc. C++'s strength isn't UI programming (might be generalized to things that require more input from designer's than programmers), but writing high-performance, low-abstraction code (which could very well be the dominant factor in the success of the desktop app, hence the choice).