The no-standalone bit is just like the rest of MS's DirectX and whatnot. I'm not sure why that would be a surprise. The rest is annoying, though. Maybe they'

The no-standalone bit is just like the rest of MS's DirectX and whatnot. I'm not sure why that would be a surprise. The rest is annoying, though. Maybe they'll see the light, or maybe they'll just be replaced by something better.