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.NET Framework was actively developed for two decades. It's not a jab at them to finally move on to a new runtime while simultaneously providing a very excellen
by Salgat 5y ago
.NET Framework was actively developed for two decades. It's not a jab at them to finally move on to a new runtime while simultaneously providing a very excellent migration path.
And all the things Microsoft "hypes up them drops after a few years" have low adoption compared to their main offerings anyways. It would be silly of them to continue actively developing things like Silverlight when everyone saw that better options were available.
- virgilp 5y agoIt makes perfect sense to do what they do! And in all honesty sometimes they grind for a very long time before achieving true success (see: Xbox). That said, people don't always realize how many things Microsoft tries (and subsequently abandons, because of course not all of them are going to be a success). That .net core was a success is clear now; but you could've easily believed that UWP will be a success and invested in it (in fact, I know teams who did, with really bad consequences for them). What I say is... just wait a bit. In the early days, not even Microsoft knows what will succeed, and they will "sell" their new initiatives very hard (of course!).