I think this is more a case of journalists sensationalizing a relatively dull case. Think of .net developers as slightly miffed and apprehensive rather than in

I think this is more a case of journalists sensationalizing a relatively dull case. Think of .net developers as slightly miffed and apprehensive rather than infuriated, and this becomes a more reasonable story. That said, I think there's reason to be apprehensive. I mean, .net is a Microsoft product. It's never a good sign when you have to press a product's maker for information about how great said product is and how central it is to what they're doing. I'm not saying .net is going to disappear in Windows 8, but it certainly sounds like Microsoft is trying to de-emphasize it at this point.