I’m sure you won’t like this comment, but doesn’t Microsoft have a vested interest in keeping C as unchanged as possible? If C were to run away in unorthodox di

I’m sure you won’t like this comment, but doesn’t Microsoft have a vested interest in keeping C as unchanged as possible? If C were to run away in unorthodox directions, that would hurt compatibility with C++ and hence Visual Studio. So from their perspective it may make perfect sense to stay on the committee to keep it as conservative as possible. Why voluntarily give up soft power?